diff --git a/common/static/js/capa/drag_and_drop/config_parser.js b/common/static/js/capa/drag_and_drop/config_parser.js
index b154a81826..536430101d 100644
--- a/common/static/js/capa/drag_and_drop/config_parser.js
+++ b/common/static/js/capa/drag_and_drop/config_parser.js
@@ -163,10 +163,15 @@ define(['logme'], function (logme) {
         if (!attrIsString(obj, 'icon')) {
             return false;
         }
+
         if (!attrIsString(obj, 'label')) {
             return false;
         }
 
+        if (!attrIsBoolean(obj, 'can_reuse', false)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         state.config.draggables.push(obj);
 
         return true;
@@ -197,7 +202,11 @@ define(['logme'], function (logme) {
     }
 
     function attrIsString(obj, attr) {
-        if (typeof obj[attr] !== 'string') {
+        if (obj.hasOwnProperty(attr) === false) {
+            logme('ERROR: Attribute "obj.' + attr + '" is not present.');
+
+            return false;
+        } else if (typeof obj[attr] !== 'string') {
             logme('ERROR: Attribute "obj.' + attr + '" is not a string.');
 
             return false;
@@ -209,6 +218,12 @@ define(['logme'], function (logme) {
     function attrIsInteger(obj, attr) {
         var tempInt;
 
+        if (obj.hasOwnProperty(attr) === false) {
+            logme('ERROR: Attribute "obj.' + attr + '" is not present.');
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
         tempInt = parseInt(obj[attr], 10);
 
         if (isFinite(tempInt) === false) {
@@ -221,6 +236,34 @@ define(['logme'], function (logme) {
 
         return true;
     }
+
+    function attrIsBoolean(obj, attr, defaultVal) {
+        if (obj.hasOwnProperty(attr) === false) {
+            if (defaultVal === undefined) {
+                logme('ERROR: Attribute "obj.' + attr + '" is not present.');
+
+                return false;
+            } else {
+                obj[attr] = defaultVal;
+
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (obj[attr] === '') {
+            obj[attr] = defaultVal;
+        } else if ((obj[attr] === 'false') || (obj[attr] === false)) {
+            obj[attr] = false;
+        } else if ((obj[attr] === 'true') || (obj[attr] === true)) {
+            obj[attr] = true;
+        } else {
+            logme('ERROR: Attribute "obj.' + attr + '" is not a boolean.');
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
 });
 
 // End of wrapper for RequireJS. As you can see, we are passing
diff --git a/common/static/js/capa/drag_and_drop/draggables.js b/common/static/js/capa/drag_and_drop/draggables.js
index a78d336879..add445ebb0 100644
--- a/common/static/js/capa/drag_and_drop/draggables.js
+++ b/common/static/js/capa/drag_and_drop/draggables.js
@@ -195,6 +195,13 @@ define(['logme', 'update_input'], function (logme, updateInput) {
         var draggableObj;
 
         draggableObj = {
+            'id': obj.id,
+
+            'isReusable': obj.can_reuse,
+
+            'x': -1,
+            'y': -1,
+
             'zIndex': objIndex,
             'oldZIndex': objIndex,
             'labelEl': null,
@@ -373,12 +380,15 @@ define(['logme', 'update_input'], function (logme, updateInput) {
                     'top',
                     50 - draggableObj.iconHeightSmall * 0.5
                 );
+
+                draggableObj.hasLoaded = true;
             } else {
                 // If no icon and no label, don't create a draggable.
                 return;
             }
         }
 
+        // Attach events to "iconEl".
         draggableObj.iconEl.mousedown(function (event) {
             draggableObj.mouseDown.call(draggableObj, event);
         });
@@ -389,6 +399,7 @@ define(['logme', 'update_input'], function (logme, updateInput) {
             draggableObj.mouseMove.call(draggableObj, event);
         });
 
+        // Attach events to "containerEl".
         draggableObj.containerEl.mousedown(function (event) {
             draggableObj.mouseDown.call(draggableObj, event);
         });
@@ -399,16 +410,7 @@ define(['logme', 'update_input'], function (logme, updateInput) {
             draggableObj.mouseMove.call(draggableObj, event);
         });
 
-        draggableObj.id = obj.id;
-        draggableObj.x = -1;
-        draggableObj.y = -1;
-
         state.numDraggablesInSlider += 1;
-
-        if (obj.icon.length === 0) {
-            draggableObj.hasLoaded = true;
-        }
-
         state.draggables.push(draggableObj);
     }
 
diff --git a/common/static/js/capa/drag_and_drop/main.js b/common/static/js/capa/drag_and_drop/main.js
index 900ea34e15..7eb4f5101e 100644
--- a/common/static/js/capa/drag_and_drop/main.js
+++ b/common/static/js/capa/drag_and_drop/main.js
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ define(
             if (updateInput.check(state) === false) {
                 updateInput.update(state);
             }
+
+            setTimeout(function () {
+                logme('state.draggables', state.draggables);
+            }, 500);
         }());
     }
 });