diff --git a/tests/lex/02.in b/tests/lex/02.in
index 20193c0..a85bb4c 100644
--- a/tests/lex/02.in
+++ b/tests/lex/02.in
@@ -5,3 +5,30 @@
 -0
 0
 +0
+
+-.1
+.1
++.1
+
+-0.1
+0.1
++0.1
+
+-1.5
+1.5
++1.5
+
+-0e9
+0e9
++0e9
+
+-1.2e5
+1.2e5
++1.2e5
+
+-1.2e-5
+1.2e-5
++1.2e-5
+
+0xfacebeef
+0723414
diff --git a/tests/lex/02.out b/tests/lex/02.out
index ed43fa5..ee96d70 100644
--- a/tests/lex/02.out
+++ b/tests/lex/02.out
@@ -4,3 +4,23 @@
 {t_real_number -0}
 {t_real_number 0}
 {t_real_number +0}
+{t_real_number -.1}
+{t_real_number .1}
+{t_real_number +.1}
+{t_real_number -0.1}
+{t_real_number 0.1}
+{t_real_number +0.1}
+{t_real_number -1.5}
+{t_real_number 1.5}
+{t_real_number +1.5}
+{t_real_number -0e9}
+{t_real_number 0e9}
+{t_real_number +0e9}
+{t_real_number -1.2e5}
+{t_real_number 1.2e5}
+{t_real_number +1.2e5}
+{t_real_number -1.2e-5}
+{t_real_number 1.2e-5}
+{t_real_number +1.2e-5}
+{t_real_number 0xfacebeef}
+{t_real_number 0723414}
diff --git a/tests/lex/03.in b/tests/lex/03.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1d27c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lex/03.in
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-1+2i
+-1-2i
+1+2i
+1-2i
++1+2i
++1-2i
diff --git a/tests/lex/03.out b/tests/lex/03.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19edf55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lex/03.out
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{t_real_number -1}
+{t_imaginary_number +2i}
+{t_real_number -1}
+{t_imaginary_number -2i}
+{t_real_number 1}
+{t_imaginary_number +2i}
+{t_real_number 1}
+{t_imaginary_number -2i}
+{t_real_number +1}
+{t_imaginary_number +2i}
+{t_real_number +1}
+{t_imaginary_number -2i}
diff --git a/tests/lex/04.in b/tests/lex/04.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c242987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lex/04.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"a string literal"
+"a sring with \"escaped quotes\" in it"
+"a string with 'single quotes' in it"
diff --git a/tests/lex/04.out b/tests/lex/04.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43d8a83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lex/04.out
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{t_string a string literal}
+{t_string a sring with "escaped quotes" in it}
+{t_string a string with 'single quotes' in it}
diff --git a/tests/lex/05.in b/tests/lex/05.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06f50a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lex/05.in
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+errant_name
+
+no_value:
+
+key: var_name
+
+key: "string"
diff --git a/tests/lex/05.out b/tests/lex/05.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccf0484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lex/05.out
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{t_name errant_name}
+{t_name no_value}
+{t_object_separator :}
+{t_name key}
+{t_object_separator :}
+{t_name var_name}
+{t_name key}
+{t_object_separator :}
+{t_string string}
diff --git a/tests/lex/06.in b/tests/lex/06.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee64846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lex/06.in
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[]
+[1 2 3]
+["string one" "string two"]
+[[1 2 3][]["string one" "string two"]]
diff --git a/tests/lex/06.out b/tests/lex/06.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0e2e6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lex/06.out
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{t_list_start [}
+{t_list_end ]}
+{t_list_start [}
+{t_real_number 1}
+{t_real_number 2}
+{t_real_number 3}
+{t_list_end ]}
+{t_list_start [}
+{t_string string one}
+{t_string string two}
+{t_list_end ]}
+{t_list_start [}
+{t_list_start [}
+{t_real_number 1}
+{t_real_number 2}
+{t_real_number 3}
+{t_list_end ]}
+{t_list_start [}
+{t_list_end ]}
+{t_list_start [}
+{t_string string one}
+{t_string string two}
+{t_list_end ]}
+{t_list_end ]}
diff --git a/tests/lex/07.in b/tests/lex/07.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff79fb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lex/07.in
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+empty_object: {}
+
+crazy_object: {
+    key: variable
+    key_two: "string here"
+    key_three: [1 2 3]
+    key_four: {
+        nested_one: "alright"
+        nested_two: [4 5 6]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/lex/07.out b/tests/lex/07.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c232a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lex/07.out
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{t_name empty_object}
+{t_object_separator :}
+{t_object_start {}
+{t_object_end }}
+{t_name crazy_object}
+{t_object_separator :}
+{t_object_start {}
+{t_name key}
+{t_object_separator :}
+{t_name variable}
+{t_name key_two}
+{t_object_separator :}
+{t_string string here}
+{t_name key_three}
+{t_object_separator :}
+{t_list_start [}
+{t_real_number 1}
+{t_real_number 2}
+{t_real_number 3}
+{t_list_end ]}
+{t_name key_four}
+{t_object_separator :}
+{t_object_start {}
+{t_name nested_one}
+{t_object_separator :}
+{t_string alright}
+{t_name nested_two}
+{t_object_separator :}
+{t_list_start [}
+{t_real_number 4}
+{t_real_number 5}
+{t_real_number 6}
+{t_list_end ]}
+{t_object_end }}
+{t_object_end }}