diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..410718f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+out/
+.idea
+*.class
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c02997c..74eacb8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
 10. Submit a pull request with all your code.
 
 
-Test Start time: Thu May 28, 7:00pm EST
-
-My End time: `<insert here>`
-
-Test End time: Fri May 29, 10:00pm EST
-
+Test Start time: `Thu May 28, 7:00pm EST`
+Test End time: `Fri May 29, 10:00pm EST`
 Total time: 27 hours
+
+My Start time: `Friday May 29, 4:25pm EST`
+My End time: `Friday May 29, 5:20pm EST`
+My Total time: about 1 hour
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diff --git a/src/Exercises.java b/src/Exercises.java
index ac85d45..1f50371 100644
--- a/src/Exercises.java
+++ b/src/Exercises.java
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 public class Exercises {
 
     static class Parent {
-        public String doStuff() { return ""; }
+        public String doStuff() { return "parent"; }
     }
+
     static class Child extends Parent {
-        public String doStuff() { return ""; }
-        public String doStuff(String s) { return ""; }
+        public String doStuff() { return "child"; }
+        public String doStuff(String s) { return s; }
     }
 
-
 }
diff --git a/src/MyNode.java b/src/MyNode.java
index 54f3213..85f89e9 100644
--- a/src/MyNode.java
+++ b/src/MyNode.java
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
  * Created by amyquispe on 5/28/15.
  */
 public abstract class MyNode<T> {
-    private MyNode left;
-    private MyNode right;
-    private T data;
+    protected MyNode left;
+    protected MyNode right;
+    protected T data;
 
     public abstract MyNode getLeft();
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ public abstract class MyNode<T> {
     public abstract T getData();
 
     public abstract void insert(MyNode<T> newNode);
+
     public boolean contains(T someData){
         if(getData()==null && someData == null){
             return false;
diff --git a/src/MyObject.java b/src/MyObject.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3bfce3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MyObject.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/**
+ * Created by pooja on 5/29/15.
+ */
+public class MyObject {
+    private String name;
+    private int age;
+
+    public MyObject(String name, int age) {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.age = age;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public int getAge() {
+        return age;
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public void setAge(int age) {
+        this.age = age;
+    }
+
+    public boolean equals (MyObject one, MyObject two) {
+        return one.name.equals(two.name) && one.age == two.age;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/MyObjectNode.java b/src/MyObjectNode.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d33164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MyObjectNode.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/**
+ * Created by pooja on 5/29/15.
+ */
+public class MyObjectNode extends MyNode {
+
+    public MyObjectNode() {
+
+    }
+
+    public MyNode getLeft() {
+        return left;
+    }
+
+    public MyNode getRight() {
+        return right;
+    }
+
+    public Object getData() {
+        return data;
+    }
+
+    public void setLeft(MyNode left) {
+        this.left = left;
+    }
+
+    public void setRight(MyNode right) {
+        this.right = right;
+    }
+
+    public void setData(MyNode data) {
+        this.data = data;
+    }
+
+    public void insert(MyNode newNode) {
+
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        MyObjectNode myNode = new MyObjectNode();
+        MyObjectNode leftNode = new MyObjectNode();
+        MyObjectNode rightNode = new MyObjectNode();
+        myNode.setLeft(leftNode);
+        myNode.setRight(rightNode);
+        System.out.println(myNode.getLeft());
+        System.out.println(myNode.getRight());
+        System.out.println(myNode.getData()); // null
+        myNode.setData(leftNode);
+        System.out.println(myNode.getData()); // leftNode
+        System.out.println(myNode.contains(leftNode)); // true
+        System.out.println(myNode.contains(rightNode)); // false
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Tests.java b/src/Tests.java
index 377c274..7311397 100644
--- a/src/Tests.java
+++ b/src/Tests.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public void test04MyObjectNodeImplementsSetters() throws Exception {
         ClassLoader cl = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
         Class<?> klass = cl.loadClass("MyObjectNode");
         Method[] methods = klass.getMethods();
-        ArrayList<String> methodNames = new ArrayList<>();
+        ArrayList<String> methodNames = new ArrayList<String>();
         for (Method m : methods){
             methodNames.add(m.getName());
         }
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public void test05MyObjectHasNameAndAge() throws Exception {
         Class<?> klass = cl.loadClass("MyObject");
 
         Method[] methods = klass.getMethods();
-        ArrayList<String> methodNames = new ArrayList<>();
+        ArrayList<String> methodNames = new ArrayList<String>();
         for (Method m : methods){
             methodNames.add(m.getName());
         }
diff --git a/unit-1-bootcamp-assessment.iml b/unit-1-bootcamp-assessment.iml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb8e866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unit-1-bootcamp-assessment.iml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<module type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
+  <component name="NewModuleRootManager" inherit-compiler-output="true">
+    <exclude-output />
+    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
+      <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/src" isTestSource="false" />
+    </content>
+    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
+    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" name="lib" level="project" />
+  </component>
+</module>
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