diff --git a/t/nqp/09-var.t b/t/nqp/09-var.t
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+#!./parrot nqp.pbc
+
+# check variables
+
+say('1..13');
+
+my $o1 := 'ok 1'; print($o1); say(" # direct binding and scoping");
+
+my $o2; $o2 := 'ok 2'; print($o2); say(" # first scope and declare, then bind");
+
+my $o3 := 'ok 3';
+my $p3 := $o3;
+print($p3); say(" # bind to another variable");
+
+my $o4 := 'ok 4';
+my $p4 := $o4;
+$o4 := 'not ok 4';
+print($p4); say(" # rebind the original, the bound one does not change");
+
+my $r1 := 'not ok 5';
+my $r2 := 'ok 5';
+my $r3;
+$r3 := $r1;
+$r3 := $r2;
+print($r3); say(' # variables can be rebound');
+
+my $b1 := 'ok 7';
+
+{
+    my $b1 := 'ok 6';
+    print($b1); say(' # my scoping works inside a block');
+}
+
+print($b1); say(' # block does not stomp on out scope');
+
+my $b2 := 'ok 8';
+
+{
+    print($b2); say(' # variables scoped outside of block persists inside the block');
+}
+
+my $b3;
+{
+    my $b4 := 'ok 9';
+    $b3 := $b4;
+}
+print($b3); say(' # variable is bound to the value, not the symbol in the block');
+
+my $b5 := '';
+{
+    my $b5 := 'not ';
+}
+print($b5);say('ok 10 # $b5, defined inside block, does not exist outside');
+
+{
+    our $m1 := 'ok 11 ';
+}
+
+our $m1;
+unless $m1 {
+    print('not ');
+}
+say('ok 11 # our variables have package scope, exists outside of block');
+
+our $m2;
+$m2 := 'ok 12';
+{
+    print($m2); say(' # our variables exist inside blocks');
+}
+
+our $m3;
+$m3 := 'not ok 13';
+{
+    $m3 := 'ok 13';
+}
+print($m3); say(' # our variables written inside block keep their values outside');