Index: lams_tool_lamc/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/mc/web/McPedagogicalPlannerAction.java
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diff -u -r9db7a5bb39fecf9a0f1ae5cf2a9f701d2aa1532f -r8b84517f1842bce6ea7ea2d0dca57c9d75173c26
--- lams_tool_lamc/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/mc/web/McPedagogicalPlannerAction.java	(.../McPedagogicalPlannerAction.java)	(revision 9db7a5bb39fecf9a0f1ae5cf2a9f701d2aa1532f)
+++ lams_tool_lamc/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/mc/web/McPedagogicalPlannerAction.java	(.../McPedagogicalPlannerAction.java)	(revision 8b84517f1842bce6ea7ea2d0dca57c9d75173c26)
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@
 	McPedagogicalPlannerForm plannerForm = (McPedagogicalPlannerForm) form;
 	int questionDisplayOrder = plannerForm.getQuestionCount().intValue() + 1;
 	plannerForm.setCandidateAnswerCount(new ArrayList<Integer>(plannerForm.getQuestionCount()));
-	Map<String, String> paramMap = request.getParameterMap();
+	Map<String, String[]> paramMap = request.getParameterMap();
 	for (int questionIndex = 1; questionIndex < questionDisplayOrder; questionIndex++) {
-	    Object param = paramMap.get(McAppConstants.CANDIDATE_ANSWER_COUNT + questionIndex);
-	    int count = NumberUtils.stringToInt(((String[]) param)[0]);
+	    String[] param = paramMap.get(McAppConstants.CANDIDATE_ANSWER_COUNT + questionIndex);
+	    int count = NumberUtils.toInt(param[0]);
 	    plannerForm.getCandidateAnswerCount().add(count);
 	}
 	plannerForm.setQuestion(questionDisplayOrder - 1, "");
Index: lams_tool_lamc/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/mc/web/McPedagogicalPlannerForm.java
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diff -u -r9db7a5bb39fecf9a0f1ae5cf2a9f701d2aa1532f -r8b84517f1842bce6ea7ea2d0dca57c9d75173c26
--- lams_tool_lamc/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/mc/web/McPedagogicalPlannerForm.java	(.../McPedagogicalPlannerForm.java)	(revision 9db7a5bb39fecf9a0f1ae5cf2a9f701d2aa1532f)
+++ lams_tool_lamc/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/mc/web/McPedagogicalPlannerForm.java	(.../McPedagogicalPlannerForm.java)	(revision 8b84517f1842bce6ea7ea2d0dca57c9d75173c26)
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@
 	    setCandidateAnswersString("");
 	} else if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
 	    StringBuilder candidateAnswersBuilder = new StringBuilder();
-	    Map<String, String> paramMap = request.getParameterMap();
+	    Map<String, String[]> paramMap = request.getParameterMap();
 	    setCandidateAnswerCount(new ArrayList<Integer>(getQuestionCount()));
 	    for (String key : paramMap.keySet()) {
 		if (key.startsWith(McAppConstants.CANDIDATE_ANSWER_PREFIX)) {
-		    Object param = paramMap.get(key);
-		    String answer = ((String[]) param)[0];
+		    String[] param = paramMap.get(key);
+		    String answer = param[0];
 		    candidateAnswersBuilder.append(key).append('=').append(answer).append('&');
 		}
 	    }
@@ -194,10 +194,10 @@
 
     public List<McOptionDTO> extractCandidateAnswers(HttpServletRequest request, int questionIndex)
 	    throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
-	Map<String, String> paramMap = request.getParameterMap();
-	Object param = paramMap.get(McAppConstants.CANDIDATE_ANSWER_COUNT + questionIndex);
+	Map<String, String[]> paramMap = request.getParameterMap();
+	String[] param = paramMap.get(McAppConstants.CANDIDATE_ANSWER_COUNT + questionIndex);
 
-	int count = NumberUtils.toInt(((String[]) param)[0]);
+	int count = NumberUtils.toInt(param[0]);
 	int correct = Integer.parseInt(getCorrect(questionIndex - 1));
 	List<McOptionDTO> candidateAnswerList = new ArrayList<McOptionDTO>();
 	for (int index = 1; index <= count; index++) {