diff --git a/test/model.js b/test/model.js
index 7075a51a..a836bc95 100644
--- a/test/model.js
+++ b/test/model.js
@@ -6,9 +6,39 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
       attrs = { 'foo': 1, 'bar': 2, 'baz': 3};
       a = new Backbone.Model(attrs);
       b = a.clone();
-      equals(b.foo,a.foo,"Foo should be the same on the clone.");
-      equals(b.bar,a.bar,"Bar should be the same on the clone.");
-      equals(b.baz,a.baz,"Baz should be the same on the clone.");
+      equals(a.get('foo'),1);
+      equals(a.get('bar'),2);
+      equals(a.get('baz'),3);
+      equals(b.get('foo'),a.get('foo'),"Foo should be the same on the clone.");
+      equals(b.get('bar'),a.get('bar'),"Bar should be the same on the clone.");
+      equals(b.get('baz'),a.get('baz'),"Baz should be the same on the clone.");
+  });
+
+  test("model: isEqual", function() {
+      attrs = { 'foo': 1, 'bar': 2, 'baz': 3};
+      a = new Backbone.Model(attrs);
+      b = new Backbone.Model(attrs);
+      ok(a.isEqual(b),"a should equal b");
+      c = new Backbone.Model({ 'foo': 1, 'bar': 2, 'baz': 3, 'qux': 4});
+      ok(!a.isEqual(c),"a should not equal c");
+      
+  })
+
+  test("model: isNew", function() {
+      attrs = { 'foo': 1, 'bar': 2, 'baz': 3};
+      a = new Backbone.Model(attrs);
+      ok(a.isNew());
+  })
+
+  test("model: set", function() {
+      attrs = { 'foo': 1, 'bar': 2, 'baz': 3};
+      a = new Backbone.Model(attrs);
+      var changeCount = 0;
+      a.bind("change", function() { changeCount += 1});
+      a.set({'foo': 2});
+      ok(a.get('foo')==2, "Foo should have changed.");
+      ok(changeCount == 1, "Change count should have incremented.");
+     
   });
 
 });
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