diff --git a/topics/about_arrays.js b/topics/about_arrays.js
index b2de2547..f9d4b04d 100644
--- a/topics/about_arrays.js
+++ b/topics/about_arrays.js
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@ module("About Arrays (topics/about_arrays.js)");
 
 test("array literal syntax and indexing", function() {
     var favouriteThings = ["cellar door", 42, true]; // note that array elements do not have to be of the same type
-    equal(__, favouriteThings[0], 'what is in the first position of the array?');
-    equal(__, favouriteThings[1], 'what is in the second position of the array?');
-    equal(__, favouriteThings[2], 'what is in the third position of the array?');
+    equal(cellar door, favouriteThings[0], 'what is in the first position of the array?');
+    equal(42, favouriteThings[1], 'what is in the second position of the array?');
+    equal(true, favouriteThings[2], 'what is in the third position of the array?');
 });
 
 test("array type", function() {
-    equal(__, typeof([]), 'what is the type of an array?');
+    equal(string, typeof([]), 'what is the type of an array?');
 });
 
 test("length", function() {
     var collection = ['a','b','c'];
-    equal(__, collection.length, 'what is the length of the collection array?');
+    equal(3, collection.length, 'what is the length of the collection array?');
 });
 
 test("splice", function() {
     var daysOfWeek = ['Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday', 'Sunday'];
-    var workingWeek = daysOfWeek.splice(__, __);
+    var workingWeek = daysOfWeek.splice(5, 2);
     var weekend = daysOfWeek;
 
     deepEqual(workingWeek, ['Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday'], 'what is the value of workingWeek?');
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ test("stack methods", function() {
     stack.push("first");
     stack.push("second");
 
-    equal(__, stack.pop(), 'what will be the first value popped off the stack?');
-    equal(__, stack.pop(), 'what will be the second value popped off the stack?');
+    equal("second", stack.pop(), 'what will be the first value popped off the stack?');
+    equal("first", stack.pop(), 'what will be the second value popped off the stack?');
 });
 
 test("queue methods", function() {
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ test("queue methods", function() {
     queue.push("second");
     queue.unshift("third");
 
-    equal(__, queue.shift(), 'what will be shifted out first?');
-    equal(__, queue.shift(), 'what will be shifted out second?');
+    equal("third", queue.shift(), 'what will be shifted out first?');
+    equal("first", queue.shift(), 'what will be shifted out second?');
 });