Index: lams_tool_laqa/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/qa/web/QaLearningAction.java
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diff -u -r52c8c1dcf1233af8cbd4e3447f318146a9975f41 -r2647dbba0102cb224e8c01777f149624eda89fc4
--- lams_tool_laqa/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/qa/web/QaLearningAction.java	(.../QaLearningAction.java)	(revision 52c8c1dcf1233af8cbd4e3447f318146a9975f41)
+++ lams_tool_laqa/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/qa/web/QaLearningAction.java	(.../QaLearningAction.java)	(revision 2647dbba0102cb224e8c01777f149624eda89fc4)
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@
 		mapAnswers.put(questionIndexInteger.toString(), answer);
 		mapAnswersPresentable.put(questionIndexInteger.toString(), answer);
 
-		Map<Integer, QaQuestionDTO> questionContentMap = generalLearnerFlowDTO.getMapQuestionContentLearner();
-		QaQuestionDTO dto = questionContentMap.get(questionIndexInteger);
+		Map<Integer, QaQuestionDTO> questionMap = generalLearnerFlowDTO.getMapQuestionContentLearner();
+		QaQuestionDTO dto = questionMap.get(questionIndexInteger);
 		if (dto.isRequired() && isEmpty(answer)) {
 		    errors.add(Globals.ERROR_KEY, new ActionMessage("error.required", questionIndexInteger));
 		    forwardName = QaAppConstants.LOAD_LEARNER;
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 	    int numQuestions = questionMap.size();
 	    Integer finalQuestionIndex = new Integer(numQuestions);
 	    QaQuestionDTO dto = questionMap.get(finalQuestionIndex);
-	    if (dto.isRequired() && isEmpty(mapAnswersPresentable.get(finalQuestionIndex).toString())) {
+	    if (dto.isRequired() && isEmpty(mapAnswersPresentable.get(finalQuestionIndex.toString()))) {
 		errors.add(Globals.ERROR_KEY, new ActionMessage("error.required", finalQuestionIndex));
 		forwardName = QaAppConstants.LOAD_LEARNER;
 	    }