as2; if / then conditionals - 3 question quiz

Hello. My name is Ryan.

I'm trying to make a 3 question quiz on a 300x250 banner in flash. I am so close. So close. If 2 of 3 questions are answered 'yes', it's should relay one function (playEndScreenYes()). If 2 of 3 questions are answered 'no', it should relay another function. (playEndScreenNo()). This is clearly a situation calling for the if / then statement. I have it set up, but I can't seem to get it working. I would gladly pay you for an hour of your time today, if you are familiar with if / then conditionals, I think you could look at my code and solve the problem in 10 minutes max. I am a seasoned flash designer and I animate with as2, but I can't wrap my head around this and its making me a little nuts.

I would be happy to send you my source files.

i've posted my progress here:
http://flashryan.com/quiz/

You can see that it isn't working right.

some code:
//////////////////////////////////////////

bulletUp1.onRelease = function() {
a = 1;
if (a == 1) {
trace("yes1");
}
yesTemp1();
};


bulletUp2.onRelease = function() {
b = 1;
if (b == 1) {
trace("no1");
noTemp1();
}

//this goes on until the final 2 buttons and i drop the if / then

bulletUp5.onRelease = function() {
if (a <= b) {
trace("yes3");
yesTemp6();
}else{
trace("nononononon");
noTemp6();}
};

bulletUp6.onRelease = function() {
if (b <= a) {
trace("no3");
noTemp6();
}else{
trace("yesyeyesyesyes");
yesTemp6();
}

Please help. I'm supposed to have this figured out by tomorrow and I'm running out of hair to pull out of my head. I have this built in cs3, but I can save up to cs4 if you like.

Thanks,
Ryan