diff --git a/src/features/canvas/services/quizOrderVerification.integration.test.ts b/src/features/canvas/services/quizOrderVerification.integration.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index eb7ac26..0000000
--- a/src/features/canvas/services/quizOrderVerification.integration.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,188 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
-import { LocalQuiz } from "@/features/local/quizzes/models/localQuiz";
-import { QuestionType } from "@/features/local/quizzes/models/localQuizQuestion";
-import { DayOfWeek } from "@/features/local/course/localCourseSettings";
-import { AssignmentSubmissionType } from "@/features/local/assignments/models/assignmentSubmissionType";
-
-// Mock the dependencies
-vi.mock("@/services/axiosUtils", () => ({
-  axiosClient: {
-    get: vi.fn(),
-    post: vi.fn(),
-    delete: vi.fn(),
-  },
-}));
-
-vi.mock("./canvasServiceUtils", () => ({
-  canvasApi: "https://test.instructure.com/api/v1",
-  paginatedRequest: vi.fn(),
-}));
-
-vi.mock("./canvasAssignmentService", () => ({
-  canvasAssignmentService: {
-    getAll: vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve([])),
-    delete: vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve()),
-  },
-}));
-
-vi.mock("@/services/htmlMarkdownUtils", () => ({
-  markdownToHTMLSafe: vi.fn(({ markdownString }) => `<p>${markdownString}</p>`),
-}));
-
-vi.mock("@/features/local/utils/timeUtils", () => ({
-  getDateFromStringOrThrow: vi.fn((dateString) => new Date(dateString)),
-}));
-
-vi.mock("@/services/utils/questionHtmlUtils", () => ({
-  escapeMatchingText: vi.fn((text) => text),
-}));
-
-describe("Quiz Order Verification Integration", () => {
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    vi.clearAllMocks();
-  });
-
-  it("demonstrates the question order verification workflow", async () => {
-    // This test demonstrates that the verification step is properly integrated
-    // into the quiz creation workflow
-    
-    const testQuiz: LocalQuiz = {
-      name: "Test Quiz - Order Verification",
-      description: "Testing question order verification",
-      dueAt: "2023-12-01T23:59:00Z",
-      shuffleAnswers: false,
-      showCorrectAnswers: true,
-      oneQuestionAtATime: false,
-      allowedAttempts: 1,
-      questions: [
-        {
-          text: "First Question",
-          questionType: QuestionType.SHORT_ANSWER,
-          points: 5,
-          answers: [],
-          matchDistractors: [],
-        },
-        {
-          text: "Second Question", 
-          questionType: QuestionType.ESSAY,
-          points: 10,
-          answers: [],
-          matchDistractors: [],
-        },
-      ],
-    };
-
-    // Import the service after mocks are set up
-    const { canvasQuizService } = await import("./canvasQuizService");
-    const { axiosClient } = await import("@/services/axiosUtils");
-    const { paginatedRequest } = await import("./canvasServiceUtils");
-
-    // Mock successful quiz creation
-    vi.mocked(axiosClient.post).mockResolvedValueOnce({
-      data: { id: 123, title: "Test Quiz - Order Verification" },
-    });
-
-    // Mock question creation responses
-    vi.mocked(axiosClient.post)
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: { id: 1, position: 1 } })
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: { id: 2, position: 2 } });
-
-    // Mock reordering call
-    vi.mocked(axiosClient.post).mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: {} });
-
-    // Mock assignment cleanup (empty assignments)
-    vi.mocked(paginatedRequest).mockResolvedValueOnce([]);
-
-    // Mock the verification call - questions in correct order
-    vi.mocked(paginatedRequest).mockResolvedValueOnce([
-      {
-        id: 1,
-        quiz_id: 123,
-        position: 1,
-        question_name: "Question 1",
-        question_type: "short_answer_question", 
-        question_text: "<p>First Question</p>",
-        correct_comments: "",
-        incorrect_comments: "",
-        neutral_comments: "",
-      },
-      {
-        id: 2,
-        quiz_id: 123,
-        position: 2,
-        question_name: "Question 2",
-        question_type: "essay_question",
-        question_text: "<p>Second Question</p>",
-        correct_comments: "",
-        incorrect_comments: "",
-        neutral_comments: "",
-      },
-    ]);
-
-    // Create the quiz and trigger verification
-    const result = await canvasQuizService.create(12345, testQuiz, {
-      name: "Test Course",
-      canvasId: 12345,
-      assignmentGroups: [],
-      daysOfWeek: [DayOfWeek.Monday, DayOfWeek.Wednesday, DayOfWeek.Friday],
-      startDate: "2023-08-15",
-      endDate: "2023-12-15",
-      defaultDueTime: { hour: 23, minute: 59 },
-      defaultAssignmentSubmissionTypes: [AssignmentSubmissionType.ONLINE_TEXT_ENTRY],
-      defaultFileUploadTypes: [],
-      holidays: [],
-      assets: []
-    });
-
-    // Verify the quiz was created
-    expect(result).toBe(123);
-
-    // Verify that the question verification API call was made
-    expect(vi.mocked(paginatedRequest)).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-      url: "https://test.instructure.com/api/v1/courses/12345/quizzes/123/questions",
-    });
-
-    // The verification would have run and logged success/failure
-    // In a real scenario, this would catch order mismatches
-  });
-
-  it("demonstrates successful verification workflow", async () => {
-    const { canvasQuizService } = await import("./canvasQuizService");
-    const { paginatedRequest } = await import("./canvasServiceUtils");
-
-    // Mock questions returned from Canvas in correct order
-    vi.mocked(paginatedRequest).mockResolvedValueOnce([
-      {
-        id: 1,
-        quiz_id: 1,
-        position: 1,
-        question_name: "Question 1",
-        question_type: "short_answer_question",
-        question_text: "First question",
-        correct_comments: "",
-        incorrect_comments: "",
-        neutral_comments: "",
-      },
-      {
-        id: 2,
-        quiz_id: 1,
-        position: 2,
-        question_name: "Question 2",
-        question_type: "essay_question",
-        question_text: "Second question",
-        correct_comments: "",
-        incorrect_comments: "",
-        neutral_comments: "",
-      },
-    ]);
-
-    const result = await canvasQuizService.getQuizQuestions(1, 1);
-
-    // Verify questions are returned in correct order
-    expect(result).toHaveLength(2);
-    expect(result[0].position).toBe(1);
-    expect(result[1].position).toBe(2);
-    expect(result[0].question_text).toBe("First question");
-    expect(result[1].question_text).toBe("Second question");
-  });
-});
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diff --git a/src/features/local/parsingTests/quizMarkdown/questionFeedback.test.ts b/src/features/local/parsingTests/quizMarkdown/questionFeedback.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..532f2cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/local/parsingTests/quizMarkdown/questionFeedback.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { QuestionType } from "@/features/local/quizzes/models/localQuizQuestion";
+import { quizMarkdownUtils } from "@/features/local/quizzes/models/utils/quizMarkdownUtils";
+
+describe("Question Feedback options", () => {
+  it("essay questions can have feedback", () => {
+    const name = "Test Quiz";
+    const rawMarkdownQuiz = `
+ShuffleAnswers: true
+OneQuestionAtATime: false
+DueAt: 08/21/2023 23:59:00
+LockAt: 08/21/2023 23:59:00
+AssignmentGroup: Assignments
+AllowedAttempts: -1
+Description: 
+---
+this is the description
+... this is general feedback
+essay
+`;
+
+    const quiz = quizMarkdownUtils.parseMarkdown(rawMarkdownQuiz, name);
+    const firstQuestion = quiz.questions[0];
+
+    expect(firstQuestion.questionType).toBe(QuestionType.ESSAY);
+    expect(firstQuestion.text).not.toContain("this is general feedback");
+    expect(firstQuestion.neutralComments).toBe("this is general feedback");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/features/local/parsingTests/quizMarkdown/quizMarkdown.test.ts b/src/features/local/parsingTests/quizMarkdown/quizMarkdown.test.ts
index a99d1e5..425714e 100644
--- a/src/features/local/parsingTests/quizMarkdown/quizMarkdown.test.ts
+++ b/src/features/local/parsingTests/quizMarkdown/quizMarkdown.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { QuestionType } from "@/features/local/quizzes/models/localQuizQuestion"
 import { quizMarkdownUtils } from "@/features/local/quizzes/models/utils/quizMarkdownUtils";
 import { quizQuestionMarkdownUtils } from "@/features/local/quizzes/models/utils/quizQuestionMarkdownUtils";
 
-// Test suite for QuizMarkdown
 describe("QuizMarkdownTests", () => {
   it("can serialize quiz to markdown", () => {
     const quiz: LocalQuiz = {
diff --git a/src/features/local/quizzes/models/utils/quizFeedbackMarkdownUtils.ts b/src/features/local/quizzes/models/utils/quizFeedbackMarkdownUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9dd42bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/local/quizzes/models/utils/quizFeedbackMarkdownUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+type FeedbackType = "+" | "-" | "...";
+
+const isFeedbackStart = (
+  trimmedLine: string,
+  feedbackType: FeedbackType
+): boolean => {
+  const prefix = feedbackType === "..." ? "... " : `${feedbackType} `;
+  return trimmedLine.startsWith(prefix) || trimmedLine === feedbackType;
+};
+
+const extractFeedbackContent = (
+  trimmedLine: string,
+  feedbackType: FeedbackType
+): string => {
+  if (trimmedLine === feedbackType) return "";
+
+  const prefixLength = feedbackType === "..." ? 4 : 2; // "... " is 4 chars, "+ " and "- " are 2
+  return trimmedLine.substring(prefixLength);
+};
+
+const saveFeedback = (
+  feedbackType: FeedbackType | null,
+  feedbackLines: string[],
+  comments: {
+    correct?: string;
+    incorrect?: string;
+    neutral?: string;
+  }
+): void => {
+  if (!feedbackType || feedbackLines.length === 0) return;
+
+  const feedbackText = feedbackLines.join("\n");
+  if (feedbackType === "+") {
+    comments.correct = feedbackText;
+  } else if (feedbackType === "-") {
+    comments.incorrect = feedbackText;
+  } else if (feedbackType === "...") {
+    comments.neutral = feedbackText;
+  }
+};
+
+export const quizFeedbackMarkdownUtils = {
+  extractFeedback(
+    linesWithoutPoints: string[],
+    isAnswerLine: (trimmedLine: string) => boolean
+  ): {
+    correctComments?: string;
+    incorrectComments?: string;
+    neutralComments?: string;
+    linesWithoutFeedback: string[];
+  } {
+    const comments: {
+      correct?: string;
+      incorrect?: string;
+      neutral?: string;
+    } = {};
+    const linesWithoutFeedback: string[] = [];
+
+    let currentFeedbackType: FeedbackType | null = null;
+    let currentFeedbackLines: string[] = [];
+
+    for (const line of linesWithoutPoints) {
+      const trimmed = line.trim();
+
+      // Check if this is a new feedback line
+      let newFeedbackType: FeedbackType | null = null;
+      if (isFeedbackStart(trimmed, "+")) {
+        newFeedbackType = "+";
+      } else if (isFeedbackStart(trimmed, "-")) {
+        newFeedbackType = "-";
+      } else if (isFeedbackStart(trimmed, "...")) {
+        newFeedbackType = "...";
+      }
+
+      if (newFeedbackType) {
+        // Save previous feedback if any
+        saveFeedback(currentFeedbackType, currentFeedbackLines, comments);
+
+        // Start new feedback
+        currentFeedbackType = newFeedbackType;
+        const content = extractFeedbackContent(trimmed, newFeedbackType);
+        currentFeedbackLines = content ? [content] : [];
+      } else if (currentFeedbackType && !isAnswerLine(trimmed)) {
+        // This is a continuation of the current feedback
+        currentFeedbackLines.push(line);
+      } else {
+        // Save any pending feedback
+        saveFeedback(currentFeedbackType, currentFeedbackLines, comments);
+        currentFeedbackType = null;
+        currentFeedbackLines = [];
+
+        // This is a regular line
+        linesWithoutFeedback.push(line);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Save any remaining feedback
+    saveFeedback(currentFeedbackType, currentFeedbackLines, comments);
+
+    return {
+      correctComments: comments.correct,
+      incorrectComments: comments.incorrect,
+      neutralComments: comments.neutral,
+      linesWithoutFeedback,
+    };
+  },
+
+  formatFeedback(
+    correctComments?: string,
+    incorrectComments?: string,
+    neutralComments?: string
+  ): string {
+    let feedbackText = "";
+    if (correctComments) {
+      feedbackText += `+ ${correctComments}\n`;
+    }
+    if (incorrectComments) {
+      feedbackText += `- ${incorrectComments}\n`;
+    }
+    if (neutralComments) {
+      feedbackText += `... ${neutralComments}\n`;
+    }
+    return feedbackText;
+  },
+};
diff --git a/src/features/local/quizzes/models/utils/quizQuestionMarkdownUtils.ts b/src/features/local/quizzes/models/utils/quizQuestionMarkdownUtils.ts
index c560e86..ac7df36 100644
--- a/src/features/local/quizzes/models/utils/quizQuestionMarkdownUtils.ts
+++ b/src/features/local/quizzes/models/utils/quizQuestionMarkdownUtils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { LocalQuizQuestion, QuestionType } from "../localQuizQuestion";
 import { LocalQuizQuestionAnswer } from "../localQuizQuestionAnswer";
 import { quizQuestionAnswerMarkdownUtils } from "./quizQuestionAnswerMarkdownUtils";
+import { quizFeedbackMarkdownUtils } from "./quizFeedbackMarkdownUtils";
 
 const _validFirstAnswerDelimiters = [
   "*a)",
@@ -14,97 +15,11 @@ const _validFirstAnswerDelimiters = [
 ];
 const _multipleChoicePrefix = ["a)", "*a)", "*)", ")"];
 const _multipleAnswerPrefix = ["[ ]", "[*]", "[]"];
-const _feedbackPrefixes = ["+", "-", "..."];
 
-const extractFeedback = (
-  linesWithoutPoints: string[]
-): {
-  correctComments?: string;
-  incorrectComments?: string;
-  neutralComments?: string;
-  linesWithoutFeedback: string[];
-} => {
-  let correctComments: string | undefined;
-  let incorrectComments: string | undefined;
-  let neutralComments: string | undefined;
-  const linesWithoutFeedback: string[] = [];
-
-  let currentFeedbackType: "+" | "-" | "..." | null = null;
-  let currentFeedbackLines: string[] = [];
-
-  for (const line of linesWithoutPoints) {
-    const trimmed = line.trim();
-
-    // Check if this is a new feedback line
-    if (trimmed.startsWith("+ ") || trimmed === "+") {
-      // Save previous feedback if any
-      if (currentFeedbackType && currentFeedbackLines.length > 0) {
-        const feedbackText = currentFeedbackLines.join("\n");
-        if (currentFeedbackType === "+") correctComments = feedbackText;
-        else if (currentFeedbackType === "-") incorrectComments = feedbackText;
-        else if (currentFeedbackType === "...") neutralComments = feedbackText;
-      }
-
-      currentFeedbackType = "+";
-      currentFeedbackLines = trimmed === "+" ? [] : [trimmed.substring(2)]; // Remove "+ " or handle standalone "+"
-    } else if (trimmed.startsWith("- ") || trimmed === "-") {
-      // Save previous feedback if any
-      if (currentFeedbackType && currentFeedbackLines.length > 0) {
-        const feedbackText = currentFeedbackLines.join("\n");
-        if (currentFeedbackType === "+") correctComments = feedbackText;
-        else if (currentFeedbackType === "-") incorrectComments = feedbackText;
-        else if (currentFeedbackType === "...") neutralComments = feedbackText;
-      }
-
-      currentFeedbackType = "-";
-      currentFeedbackLines = trimmed === "-" ? [] : [trimmed.substring(2)]; // Remove "- " or handle standalone "-"
-    } else if (trimmed.startsWith("... ") || trimmed === "...") {
-      // Save previous feedback if any
-      if (currentFeedbackType && currentFeedbackLines.length > 0) {
-        const feedbackText = currentFeedbackLines.join("\n");
-        if (currentFeedbackType === "+") correctComments = feedbackText;
-        else if (currentFeedbackType === "-") incorrectComments = feedbackText;
-        else if (currentFeedbackType === "...") neutralComments = feedbackText;
-      }
-
-      currentFeedbackType = "...";
-      currentFeedbackLines = trimmed === "..." ? [] : [trimmed.substring(4)]; // Remove "... " or handle standalone "..."
-    } else if (
-      currentFeedbackType &&
-      !_validFirstAnswerDelimiters.some((prefix) => trimmed.startsWith(prefix))
-    ) {
-      // This is a continuation of the current feedback
-      currentFeedbackLines.push(line);
-    } else {
-      // Save any pending feedback
-      if (currentFeedbackType && currentFeedbackLines.length > 0) {
-        const feedbackText = currentFeedbackLines.join("\n");
-        if (currentFeedbackType === "+") correctComments = feedbackText;
-        else if (currentFeedbackType === "-") incorrectComments = feedbackText;
-        else if (currentFeedbackType === "...") neutralComments = feedbackText;
-        currentFeedbackType = null;
-        currentFeedbackLines = [];
-      }
-
-      // This is a regular line
-      linesWithoutFeedback.push(line);
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Save any remaining feedback
-  if (currentFeedbackType && currentFeedbackLines.length > 0) {
-    const feedbackText = currentFeedbackLines.join("\n");
-    if (currentFeedbackType === "+") correctComments = feedbackText;
-    else if (currentFeedbackType === "-") incorrectComments = feedbackText;
-    else if (currentFeedbackType === "...") neutralComments = feedbackText;
-  }
-
-  return {
-    correctComments,
-    incorrectComments,
-    neutralComments,
-    linesWithoutFeedback,
-  };
+const isAnswerLine = (trimmedLine: string): boolean => {
+  return _validFirstAnswerDelimiters.some((prefix) =>
+    trimmedLine.startsWith(prefix)
+  );
 };
 
 const getAnswerStringsWithMultilineSupport = (
@@ -246,16 +161,11 @@ export const quizQuestionMarkdownUtils = {
         : "";
 
     // Build feedback lines
-    let feedbackText = "";
-    if (question.correctComments) {
-      feedbackText += `+ ${question.correctComments}\n`;
-    }
-    if (question.incorrectComments) {
-      feedbackText += `- ${question.incorrectComments}\n`;
-    }
-    if (question.neutralComments) {
-      feedbackText += `... ${question.neutralComments}\n`;
-    }
+    const feedbackText = quizFeedbackMarkdownUtils.formatFeedback(
+      question.correctComments,
+      question.incorrectComments,
+      question.neutralComments
+    );
 
     const answersText = answerArray.join("\n");
     const questionTypeIndicator =
@@ -292,7 +202,10 @@ export const quizQuestionMarkdownUtils = {
       incorrectComments,
       neutralComments,
       linesWithoutFeedback,
-    } = extractFeedback(linesWithoutPoints);
+    } = quizFeedbackMarkdownUtils.extractFeedback(
+      linesWithoutPoints,
+      isAnswerLine
+    );
 
     const { linesWithoutAnswers } = linesWithoutFeedback.reduce(
       ({ linesWithoutAnswers, taking }, currentLine) => {