diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index ed05283..2cf08d1 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-''' Unit test package for ordr2. '''
+''' Test package for ordr2. '''
diff --git a/tests/resources/__init__.py b/tests/resources/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c903484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/resources/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+''' Test package for ordr2.resources '''
+
+import pytest
+
+
+def test_base_resource_init():
+    ''' test __init__ function of base resource '''
+    from ordr2.resources import BaseResource, RootResource
+    root = RootResource('request object')
+
+    resource = BaseResource('resource name', root)
+
+    assert resource.__name__ == 'resource name'
+    assert resource.__parent__ == root
+    assert resource.request == 'request object'
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'segment', [
+        'known',
+        pytest.mark.xfail('unknown', raises=KeyError)
+        ]
+    )
+def test_base_resource_getitem(segment):
+    ''' test the __getitem__ function of base resource '''
+    from ordr2.resources import BaseResource, RootResource
+    root = RootResource('request object')
+    root.nodes = {'known': BaseResource}
+
+    resource = root[segment]
+
+    assert resource.__name__ == segment
+    assert resource.__parent__ == root
+    assert resource.request == 'request object'
+
+
+def test_root_resource_init():
+    ''' test __init__ function of root resource '''
+    from ordr2.resources import RootResource
+
+    resource = RootResource('request object')
+
+    assert resource.__name__ == None
+    assert resource.__parent__ == None
+    assert resource.request == 'request object'
diff --git a/tests/test_ordr2.py b/tests/test_ordr2.py
index 547038d..96b2182 100644
--- a/tests/test_ordr2.py
+++ b/tests/test_ordr2.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
 ''' Tests for `ordr2` package. '''
 
 import pytest
diff --git a/tests/views/__init__.py b/tests/views/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d931ab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/views/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+''' Test package for ordr2.views '''
diff --git a/tests/views/errors.py b/tests/views/errors.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d66f236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/views/errors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+''' Tests for ordr2.views.error '''
+
+
+def test_index_view():
+    ''' test the not found view '''
+    from pyramid.testing import DummyRequest
+    from ordr2.views.errors import notfound_view
+    request = DummyRequest()
+
+    result = notfound_view(None, request)
+
+    assert result == {}
+    assert request.response.status == '404 Not Found'
+
diff --git a/tests/views/public.py b/tests/views/public.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e608bd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/views/public.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+''' Tests for ordr2.views.public '''
+
+
+def test_index_view():
+    ''' test the default view for a root resource '''
+    from ordr2.views.public import index
+
+    result = index(None, None)
+
+    assert result == {}