diff --git a/test_my_test.py b/test_my_test.py
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+++ b/test_my_test.py
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+def test_simple_math():
+    assert 2 + 2 == 4
diff --git a/test_palidrome.py b/test_palidrome.py
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+++ b/test_palidrome.py
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+from strings.palindrome import is_palindrome
+
+
+def test_palindrome_true():
+    assert is_palindrome("level") == True
+
+
+def test_palindrome_false():
+    assert is_palindrome("hello") == False