diff --git a/comp_questions/src/main/java/cmu/xprize/comp_questions/CQn_ViewManagerASB.java b/comp_questions/src/main/java/cmu/xprize/comp_questions/CQn_ViewManagerASB.java
index 50e8889d3..0dac92071 100644
--- a/comp_questions/src/main/java/cmu/xprize/comp_questions/CQn_ViewManagerASB.java
+++ b/comp_questions/src/main/java/cmu/xprize/comp_questions/CQn_ViewManagerASB.java
@@ -2415,20 +2415,8 @@ public void setRandomGenericQuestion(){
             File[] allfiles = dir.listFiles();*/
 
             String[] genericQuestions =
-            { "Has this happened to you",
-            "What part of the story are you reading now",
-            "What could you learn from this",
-            "When does this take place",
-            "What do you think this story will be about",
-            "Where does this story happen",
-            "What do you think will happen next",
-            "Where does this take place",
-            "What does this story teach you",
-            "Who does this talk about",
-            "What happens in this story",
-            "Who is this story about",
+            {"Who is this story about",
             "What has happened so far",
-            "Whom did you like best in this story",
             "What is this story about"};
 
             Log.wtf("COMPREHEND", "files: " + genericQuestions.length);
diff --git a/comp_reading/src/main/java/cmu/xprize/rt_component/CRt_ViewManagerASB.java b/comp_reading/src/main/java/cmu/xprize/rt_component/CRt_ViewManagerASB.java
index 2db7b446d..01209c052 100644
--- a/comp_reading/src/main/java/cmu/xprize/rt_component/CRt_ViewManagerASB.java
+++ b/comp_reading/src/main/java/cmu/xprize/rt_component/CRt_ViewManagerASB.java
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ private PointF broadcastActiveTextPos(TextView text, String[] words){
 
     /**
      * This is where we process words being narrated
-     *
+     * VMC_QA why does this get called twice for the last word???
      */
     @Override
     public void onUpdate(String[] heardWords) {
@@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ public void onUpdate(String[] heardWords) {
 
         while (mHeardWord < heardWords.length) {
 
-            if (wordsToSpeak[mCurrWord].equals(heardWords[mHeardWord])) {
+            if (wordsToSpeak[mCurrWord].equals(heardWords[mHeardWord])) { // VMC_QA these are not equal. one of these is out of bounds (probably wordsToSpeak)
 
                 nextWord();
                 mHeardWord++;