Using Click Boxes in an Assessment

Hi All-
I have created a final assessment simulation. In this
software simulation users have to select the appropiate part of the
system which I have added click boxes to. At the end there are 3
multiple choice questions.
In the Advanced preferences each click box and multiple
choice question has been assigned a point and I have selected the
Add to total, track score, and Report columns.
In the Quiz settings I have set the score to be a 90% to
pass. This did not seem to work so I tried to change the points to
be 90 out of 100. Each time I save and go back in it changes by 90
to a 6.
Also at the end of the quiz with the summary page it only
totals the multiple choice questions and not the clicks. When a
user reviews the quiz it only takes them back to the multiple
choice questions.
Can anyone help? Thank you!

Are you sure the click boxes are set to be tracked for
quizzing? If not, press F9 to open the Advanced Interaction
palette. Click 'All Scorable Objects' so you can see every element.
Then check to see that the checkboxes in 'Add to total' and 'Track
Score' columns are checked. Also, be sure there are points greater
than zero in the Points column.
G'luck.

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