This file has the logic to resolve the questions

questionUtils.js

exports.solveResumableQuestions = function(client) {
  var incorrectQuestionIdx;
  var preTestPage = client.page.mathPretest.preTestPage();
  var elaStudiesPage = client.page.student.elaStudiesPage();

  function answerQuestions(client, questionIdx) {
    var scienceAssignmentPage = client.page.student.scienceAssignmentPage();
    client.pause(1000);
    scienceAssignmentPage.click(scienceAssignmentPage.getAssignmentArticleMultipleOptionAnswerFirstAnswer(questionIdx));
    scienceAssignmentPage.click(scienceAssignmentPage.getAssignmentArticleMultipleOptionAnswerSubmitButton(questionIdx));
    client.pause(1000);
  }

  function verifyAnswerIsIncorrect(client, idx) {
    var scienceAssignmentPage = client.page.student.scienceAssignmentPage();
    var promise = new Promise(function(resolve) {
      client.pause(1000);
      client.element("css selector",scienceAssignmentPage.getAssignmentArticleMultipleOptionAnswerCorrectAnswerMessage(idx),function(result) {
        if (result.status != -1) {
          //Question answered correctly
          console.log("Question " + idx + " answered correctly");
          client.pause(1000);
          resolve(false);
        }
        else {
          //Question answered incorrectly
          console.log("Question " + idx + " answered incorrectly");
          client.pause(1000);
          resolve(true);
        }
      }
    )})
    return promise;
  }

  //HERE IS WHERE THE ACTUAL LOGIC TO SOLVE THE QUESTIONS STARTS
  // var limit = calculateNumberQuestions(client);
  var idx = 1;
  var limit = 6;
  var desiredAttempts = 3
  var failedAttemptsCount = 0

  for (idx = 1; idx <= limit; idx++) { //going through each question

  // while (failedAttemptsCount<desiredAttempts){

    solveQuestion(client,idx);

    function solveQuestion(client, idx){
      client.perform(function(){
        console.log("failed attempt count outside callback: " + failedAttemptsCount);
      })

      answerQuestions(client, idx); //clicks answer and submits

      verifyAnswerIsIncorrect(client, idx).then(function(result){

        if(result == true) {
          incorrectQuestionIdx = idx;
          failedAttemptsCount++;
          console.log("failed attempt count inside callback: " + failedAttemptsCount);
          console.log("Incorrect Question id is: " + incorrectQuestionIdx);

          if (failedAttemptsCount < desiredAttempts){
            console.log("You still have tries - Try again!")
            solveQuestion(client, idx);
          }
          else{
            idx = 7; //trying to exit the for loop by doing this, but not working
            console.log("Your desired failed number of attempts has been reached")
            console.log("Your limit here is: " +limit)
            console.log("your idx here is: " + idx)
          }
        }
      })
    }

    // idx++;
  }

resumableTest.js

var solveReadingAssessmentPartially = function(client) {
  var elaAssignmentPage = client.page.student.elaAssignmentPage();
  var dashboard = client.page.student.dashboard();
  var data = client.globals;

  client.perform(function() {
    console.log("Starting to solve READING ASSIGNMENT");
  });

  dashboard.expect.element("@newAssignmentsNotification").to.be.visible;
  dashboard.expect.element("@newAssignmentsNotification").to.be.enabled;
  dashboard.click("@newAssignmentsNotification");
  client.pause(500);
  dashboard.expect.element("@sectionCards").to.be.visible;
  dashboard.expect.element("@sectionCards").to.be.enabled;
  dashboard.expect.element("@elaReadingAssignment").to.be.visible;
  dashboard.expect.element("@elaReadingAssignment").to.be.enabled;
  dashboard.click("@elaReadingAssignment");
  client.pause(500);

  client.perform(function(){ //THIS IS A NIGHTWATCH COMMAND TO ENSURE THIS CALL IS NOT MADE ASYNCHRONOUSLY BUT WHEN IT GETS TO THIS POINT. I ADDED IT BECAUSE BEFORE IT WAS TRYING TO RUN THE LOOP RIGHT AWAY.
    questionUtils.solveResumableQuestions(client); //HERE IS WHERE I CALL THE FUNCTION ON THE OTHER FILE
  })

  elaAssignmentPage.expect.element("@rightGreenArrow").to.be.enabled;
  elaAssignmentPage.expect.element("@accuracyPercentage").to.be.enabled;
  elaAssignmentPage.expect.element("@pointsCoin").to.be.enabled;
  elaAssignmentPage.click("@rightGreenArrow");
  client.pause(500);
  elaAssignmentPage.expect.element("@accomplishmentsBadge").to.be.enabled;
  elaAssignmentPage.expect.element("@doneButton").to.be.enabled;
  elaAssignmentPage.click("@doneButton");
  client.pause(500);
};