     getTemplate: (id) ->
       term: ''
       definition: ''
-      distractor_literals: []
+      distractor_literals: ['']
       tags: ['dok:1', 'blooms:1', 'time:short']
 
     hasExercise: (id) -> @_get(id)?.exercise_uids?.length

      distractor_literals.splice(index, 1)
    else
      distractor_literals[index] = newValue
    @_change(id, {distractor_literals})

  change: (id, attrs) ->

    @loaded(template, id)

  updateDistractor: (id, oldValue, newValue) ->
    distractor_literals = _.clone(@_get(id).distractor_literals or [])
    index = _.indexOf distractor_literals, oldValue
    if -1 is index
      distractor_literals.push(newValue)
