Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/questions/QuestionWordParser.java
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diff -u -re46896addd9bacc81740b547fdc3d22187c970d3 -rfc82cc36e203a5011c58018a8412c357a1544174
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/questions/QuestionWordParser.java	(.../QuestionWordParser.java)	(revision e46896addd9bacc81740b547fdc3d22187c970d3)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/questions/QuestionWordParser.java	(.../QuestionWordParser.java)	(revision fc82cc36e203a5011c58018a8412c357a1544174)
@@ -156,11 +156,13 @@
 			} else if (isTypeParagraph && text.matches("^[a-zA-Z]\\).*")) {
 			    //process a-z) option
 
-			    //remove "a-z)"
-			    formattedText = formattedText.replaceFirst("^<p.*>\\s*[a-zA-Z]\\)", "<p>");
+			    //remove <p> formatting "a-z)"
+				// 
+			    formattedText = formattedText.replaceFirst("^<p.*>\\s*[a-zA-Z]\\)", "");
+				formattedText = formattedText.replace("</p>","");
 
 			    Answer answer = new Answer();
-			    answer.setText(formattedText);
+				answer.setText(formattedText.trim());
 			    answer.setDisplayOrder(optionCount++);
 			    question.getAnswers().add(answer);
 			    isOptionsStarted = true;
@@ -193,8 +195,8 @@
 			    if (StringUtils.isBlank(question.getTitle())) {
 				//remove "[IMAGE: ]" tags
 				String title = text.replaceAll(QuestionWordParser.CUSTOM_IMAGE_TAG_REGEX, "");
-				//trim to 200 characters while preserving the last full word
-				title = title.replaceAll("(?<=.{200})\\b.*", "...");
+				//trim to 80 characters while preserving the last full word
+				title = title.replaceAll("(?<=.{80})\\b.*", "...");
 				question.setTitle(title);
 			    }