diff --git a/question/format/gift/format.php b/question/format/gift/format.php
index b23b8c88cdd..7aa95f2b712 100644
--- a/question/format/gift/format.php
+++ b/question/format/gift/format.php
@@ -317,10 +317,11 @@ class qformat_gift extends qformat_default {
                 return $question;
 
             case ESSAY:
-                $question->fraction = 0;
-                $question->feedback['text'] = '';
-                $question->feedback['format'] = $question->questiontextformat;
-                $question->feedback['files'] = array();
+                $question->responseformat = 'editor';
+                $question->responsefieldlines = 15;
+                $question->attachments = 0;
+                $question->graderinfo = array(
+                        'text' => '', 'format' => FORMAT_HTML, 'files' => array());
                 return $question;
 
             case MULTICHOICE:
diff --git a/question/format/gift/simpletest/fixtures/questions.gift.txt b/question/format/gift/simpletest/fixtures/questions.gift.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e7ad9a611a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/question/format/gift/simpletest/fixtures/questions.gift.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// essay
+::Q8:: How are you? {}
+
+// question: 2  name: Moodle activities
+::Moodle activities::[html]Match the <b>activity</b> to the description.{
+    =[html]An activity supporting asynchronous discussions. -> Forum
+    =[moodle]A teacher asks a question and specifies a choice of multiple responses. -> Choice
+    =[plain]A bank of record entries which participants can add to. -> Database
+    =[markdown]A collection of web pages that anyone can add to or edit. -> Wiki
+    = -> Chat
+}
+
+// multiple choice with specified feedback for right and wrong answers
+::Q2:: What's between orange and green in the spectrum?
+{
+    =yellow # right; good!
+    ~red # [html]wrong, it's yellow
+    ~[plain]blue # wrong, it's yellow
+}
+
+// multiple choice, multiple response with specified feedback for right and wrong answers
+::colours:: What's between orange and green in the spectrum?
+{
+    ~%50%yellow # right; good!
+    ~%-100%red # [html]wrong
+    ~%50%off-beige # right; good!
+    ~%-100%[plain]blue # wrong
+}
+
+// math range question
+::Q5:: What is a number from 1 to 5? {#3:2~#Completely wrong}";
+
+// question: 666  name: Shortanswer
+::Shortanswer::Which is the best animal?{
+    =Frog#Good!
+    =%50%Cat#What is it with Moodlers and cats?
+    =%0%*#Completely wrong
+}
+
+// true/false
+::Q1:: 42 is the Absolute Answer to everything.{
+FALSE#42 is the Ultimate Answer.#You gave the right answer.}";
+
+// name 0-11
+::2-08 TSL::TSL is blablabla.{T}
+
+// name 0-11
+::2-08 TSL::TSL is blablabla.{TRUE}
diff --git a/question/format/gift/simpletest/testgiftformat.php b/question/format/gift/simpletest/testgiftformat.php
index f44f9401a92..2238fc6c237 100644
--- a/question/format/gift/simpletest/testgiftformat.php
+++ b/question/format/gift/simpletest/testgiftformat.php
@@ -62,11 +62,13 @@ class qformat_gift_test extends UnitTestCase {
             'defaultmark' => 1,
             'penalty' => 0.3333333,
             'length' => 1,
-            'feedback' => array(
+            'responseformat' => 'editor',
+            'responsefieldlines' => 15,
+            'attachments' => 0,
+            'graderinfo' => array(
                 'text' => '',
-                'format' => FORMAT_MOODLE,
-                'files' => array(),
-            ),
+                'format' => FORMAT_HTML,
+                'files' => array()),
         );
 
         $this->assert(new CheckSpecifiedFieldsExpectation($expectedq), $q);
@@ -85,16 +87,11 @@ class qformat_gift_test extends UnitTestCase {
             'length' => 1,
             'qtype' => 'essay',
             'options' => (object) array(
-                'answers' => array(
-                    123 => (object) array(
-                        'id' => 123,
-                        'answer' => 666,
-                        'answerformat' => FORMAT_MOODLE,
-                        'fraction' => 0,
-                        'feedback' => '',
-                        'feedbackformat' => FORMAT_MOODLE,
-                    ),
-                ),
+                'responseformat' => 'editor',
+                'responsefieldlines' => 15,
+                'attachments' => 0,
+                'graderinfo' => '',
+                'graderinfoformat' => FORMAT_HTML,
             ),
         );