diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 0c911b9..1e78761 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ group :test do
   gem 'rspec'
   gem 'guard'
   gem 'guard-rspec'
+  gem 'growl_notify'
 end
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diff --git a/Guardfile b/Guardfile
index f14df08..23347b4 100644
--- a/Guardfile
+++ b/Guardfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 guard 'rspec', :version => 2, :cli => '--color --format d' do
   watch(%r{^spec/.+_spec\.rb$})
-  watch(%r{^lib/(.+)\.rb$})     { |m| "spec/lib/#{m[1]}_spec.rb" }
+  watch(%r{^lib/(.+)\.rb$})     { |m| "spec/#{m[1]}_spec.rb" }
   watch('spec/spec_helper.rb')  { "spec" }
 end
 
diff --git a/lib/quiz.rb b/lib/quiz.rb
index 5ed3fd3..eb71ab1 100644
--- a/lib/quiz.rb
+++ b/lib/quiz.rb
@@ -24,10 +24,28 @@ def usage
   def handle(time, sender_nick, message)
     
     # check to see if the user is asking the bot a question
+    request = words(message).join(" ")
     
-    if sent_to_me? message and is_a_question? message
+    if sent_to_me? message and is_a_valid_question? request
+      request =~ QUESTION_REGEX
       
+      question_type = Regexp.last_match(1) || 'choice'
+      question = Regexp.last_match(2)
+      parameters = Regexp.last_match(3)
+      answer_length = Regexp.last_match(4) || '2'
       
+      puts %{ #{question_type} }
+      
+      case question_type
+      when 'polar'
+        handle_polar(question,parameters,answer_length)
+      when 'choice'
+        handle_choice(question,parameters,answer_length)
+      when 'scale'
+        handle_scale(question,parameters,answer_length)
+      else
+        puts "failed to find a question type"
+      end
       
       
     end
@@ -38,8 +56,20 @@ def handle(time, sender_nick, message)
     
   end
   
+  def handle_polar(question,parameters,length)
+    puts "#{question} #{parameters} #{length}"
+  end
+  
+  def handle_choice(question,parameters,length)
+    puts "#{question} #{parameters} #{length}"
+  end
+  
+  def handle_scale(question,parameters,length)
+    puts "#{question} #{parameters} #{length}"
+  end
+  
   def is_a_valid_question? message
-    message =~ QUESTION_REGEX
+    QUESTION_REGEX =~ message
   end
   
 end
diff --git a/spec/quiz_spec.rb b/spec/quiz_spec.rb
index 8401dee..8adb201 100644
--- a/spec/quiz_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/quiz_spec.rb
@@ -24,5 +24,31 @@
     end
     
   end
+  
+  describe "#handle" do
+    
+    context "when a polar question is asked" do
+      
+      it "should find all the components of the question" do
+
+        subject.should_receive(:handle_polar).with('Should I continue the presentation?',nil,'3')
+        subject.handle Time.now,'person',"@quizmaster ask polar 'Should I continue the presentation?' for 3 minutes"
+        
+      end
+      
+    end
+    
+    context "when a choice question is asked" do
+      
+      it "should find all the components of the question" do
+        
+        subject.should_receive(:handle_choice).with('What should I talk about next?',"'x', 'y', 'z'",'2')
+        subject.handle Time.now,'person',"@quizmaster ask choice 'What should I talk about next?', 'x', 'y', 'z'"
+        
+      end
+      
+    end
+    
+  end
     
 end
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