diff --git a/topics/about_asserts.js b/topics/about_asserts.js
index 57bbba18..efb297e0 100644
--- a/topics/about_asserts.js
+++ b/topics/about_asserts.js
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 	module("About Asserts (topics/about_asserts.js)");
 
 	test("ok", function() {
-		ok(true, 'what will satisfy the ok assertion?');
+		ok(false, 'what will satisfy the ok assertion?');
 	});
 	
 	test("not", function() {
-		not(false, 'what is a false value?');
+		not(__, 'what is a false value?');
 	});
 	
 	test("equals", function() {
-		equals(1+1, 2, 'what will satisfy the equals assertion?');
+		equals(1+1, __, 'what will satisfy the equals assertion?');
 	});
 	
 });
diff --git a/topics/about_assignment.js b/topics/about_assignment.js
index df083a24..25e8b95c 100644
--- a/topics/about_assignment.js
+++ b/topics/about_assignment.js
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 	module("About Assignment (topics/about_assignment.js)");
 
 	test("local variables", function() {
-		var temp = 1; //Using var sets scope to local, interesting.
+		var temp = __;
 		equals(1, temp, "Assign a value to the variable temp");
 	});
 
 	test("global variables", function() {
 		temp = 1;
-		equals(temp, window.temp, 'global variables are assigned to the window object');
+		equals(temp, window.__, 'global variables are assigned to the window object');
 	});
 
 });
diff --git a/topics/about_control_structures.js b/topics/about_control_structures.js
index 9412c147..e4965ce0 100644
--- a/topics/about_control_structures.js
+++ b/topics/about_control_structures.js
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 		var result = "";
 		// for in enumerates the property names of an object
 		for (property_name in person) {
-      result += property_name;
+      result = result + property_name;
 		};
 		equals(result, __, 'what is the value of result?');
 	});
 
 	test("ternary operator", function() {
 		var fruit = true ? "apple" : "orange";
-		equals(fruit, __, 'what is the value of fruit?');
+		equals(fruit, "apple", 'what is the value of fruit?');
 
 		fruit = false ? "apple" : "orange";
 		equals(fruit, __, 'now what is the value of fruit?');
diff --git a/topics/about_equality.js b/topics/about_equality.js
index 20eeb950..ca7d5a9a 100644
--- a/topics/about_equality.js
+++ b/topics/about_equality.js
@@ -4,23 +4,23 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 	module("About Equality (topics/about_equality.js)");
 
 	test("numeric equality", function() {
-		equals(3 + 4,  7, 'hmmmm?');
+		equals(3 + __,  7, 'hmmmm?');
 	});
 
 	test("string equality", function() {
-		equals("3" + "7", "37", "concatenate the strings");
+		equals("3" + __, "37", "concatenate the strings");
 	});
 
 	test("equality without type coercion", function() {
-		ok(3 === 3, 'what is exactly equal to 3?');
+		ok(3 === __, 'what is exactly equal to 3?');
 	});
 
 	test("equality with type coercion", function() {
-		ok(3 == "3", 'what string is equal to 3, with type coercion?');
+		ok(3 == __, 'what string is equal to 3, with type coercion?');
 	});
 
 	test("string literals", function() {
-		equals("frankenstein", 'frankenstein', "quote types are interchangable, but must match.");
+		equals("frankenstein", __, "quote types are interchangable, but must match.");
 	});
 
 });
diff --git a/topics/about_truthyness.js b/topics/about_truthyness.js
index 563fb806..91a635bc 100644
--- a/topics/about_truthyness.js
+++ b/topics/about_truthyness.js
@@ -4,23 +4,23 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 	module("About Truthyness (topics/about_truthyness.js)");
 
 	test("truthyness of positive numbers", function() {
-		var oneIsTrue = 1 ? true : false; //Why use ternary here? equals(1, true, 'is one true?');
-		equals(oneIsTrue, true, 'is one true?');
+		var oneIsTrue = 1 ? true : false;
+		equals(oneIsTrue, __, 'is one true?');
 	});
 	
 	test("truthyness of negative numbers", function() {
 		var negativeOneIsTrue = -1 ? true : false;
-		equals(negativeOneIsTrue, true, 'is -1 true?');
+		equals(negativeOneIsTrue, __, 'is -1 true?');
 	});
 	
 	test("truthyness of zero", function() {
 		var zeroIsTrue = 0 ? true : false;
-		equals(zeroIsTrue, false, 'is 0 true?');
+		equals(zeroIsTrue, __, 'is 0 true?');
 	});
 
 	test("truthyness of null", function() {
 		var nullIsTrue = null ? true : false;
-		equals(nullIsTrue, false);
+		equals(nullIsTrue, __);
 	});
 	
 });