Here is a set of basic questions producing integer or string outputs. Answer them and format the result precisely with the JSON instructions provided:

Question 0 (Question id: q_Otnj0):
Your job is to return the last character of a string as a string. For example, the last char of "hello" is "o". Return the last character of the following string: "are"

Question 1 (Question id: q_zwVIti2o):
Calculate ( 1 - -8 ).

Question 2 (Question id: q_VhYl):
How many times does the letter "e" appear in the text: "century live continually"? Respond with an integer.



Produce a JSON object whose top-level keys are the question ids.

For every question id, supply an object whose 'answer' field stores the solution.
If the response to a question is an integer that is even, also add the field 'half_answer' to the object which contains the answer integer divided by two.
If the response to a question is a string, add a 'first_char' field containing its first character.
For last-character tasks, provide 'original_string' alongside the answer.

Add a top-level 'global_metadata' field that records overall stats:
Include 'num_questions_asked' to record the total number of questions presented.
• num_questions_answered – number you actually answered.
• questions_with_integer_answers – list of question ids whose answers are integers (empty list if none).

In addition, add 'combined_results' with:
  • integer_info: per-id integer answers
  • sum_of_answers: their total

Now provide the result JSON using the described format.

{"ground_truth": {"q_Otnj0": {"answer": "e", "first_char": "e", "original_string": "are"}, "q_zwVIti2o": {"answer": 9}, "q_VhYl": {"answer": 2, "half_answer": 1}, "global_metadata": {"num_questions_asked": 3, "num_questions_answered": 3, "questions_with_integer_answers": ["q_zwVIti2o", "q_VhYl"]}, "combined_results": {"integer_info": {"q_zwVIti2o": 9, "q_VhYl": 2}, "sum_of_answers": 11}}}