diff --git a/src/App.test.js b/src/App.test.js
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+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import App from './App';
+
+test('renders learn react link', () => {
+  render(<App />);
+  const linkElement = screen.getByText(/learn react/i);
+  expect(linkElement).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
diff --git a/src/setupTests.js b/src/setupTests.js
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+// jest-dom adds custom jest matchers for asserting on DOM nodes.
+// allows you to do things like:
+// expect(element).toHaveTextContent(/react/i)
+// learn more: https://github.com/testing-library/jest-dom
+import '@testing-library/jest-dom';