Question and Answer Code

public class Question implements Comparable, Serializable {

    public static final int BOOLEAN     = 1;
    public static final int MULTICHOICE = 2;
    public static final int MULTIANSWER = 3;

    private int      type;      // "BO", "MC" or "MA"
    private String   question;
    private Answer[] answers;

    public Question(int type, String question, Answer[] answers) {
        this.type     = type;
        this.question = question;
        this.answers  = answers;
    }

    public int     getType()       { return type; }
    public boolean isBoolean()     { return type == BOOLEAN; }
    public boolean isMultiChoice() { return type == MULTICHOICE; }
    public boolean isMultiAnswer() { return type == MULTIANSWER; }
    public String   getQuestion()  { return question; }
    public Answer[] getAnswers()   { return answers; }
    public Answer   getAnswer()    { return answers[0]; }

    public Question makeCopy() {
        Answer[] cheats = new Answer[answers.length];

        for (int i = 0; i < answers.length; i++) {
            cheats[i] = answers[i].makeCopy();
        }
        return new Question(type, question, cheats);
    }
}

public class Answer implements java.io.Serializable {

    private static final int DONT_KNOW = -1;
    private static final int NO        = 0;
    private static final int YES       = 1;

    private String code;
    private String name;
    private int    answer = DONT_KNOW;

    public Answer(String code, String name) {
        this.code = code;
        this.name = name;
    }

    public String getCode() { return code; }
    public String getName() { return name; }

    public boolean isAnswered() { return answer != DONT_KNOW; }
    public boolean isYes()      { return answer == YES; }

    public void setYes(boolean yes) { answer = yes ? YES : NO; }
    public void setDontKnow()       { answer = DONT_KNOW; }

    public Answer makeCopy() {
        Answer copy = new Answer(code, name);

        if (isAnswered()) {
            copy.setYes(isYes());
        }
        return copy;
    }
}