Hi @jbielecki,

If you generate the student analysis report, as shown in the How do I view reports for a quiz in New Quizzes? - Instructure Community - 619 guide, it will include the answers each student gave for each question, including essays.  There will be some html code included, since that's how the textbox in Canvas works, but I think it should still be pretty easy to see things.

I hope this info helps!

-Chris