diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/quandary/Basics.java b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/quandary/Basics.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cdef5fc2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/quandary/Basics.java
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 - present Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ */
+
+package codetoanalyze.java.quandary;
+
+import com.facebook.infer.models.InferTaint;
+
+/** testing basic intraprocedural functionality: assignment, ifs, loops, casts */
+
+public class Basics {
+
+  native Object notASource();
+  native void notASink(Object o);
+
+  /** should report on these tests */
+
+  void directBad() {
+    InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(InferTaint.inferSecretSource());
+  }
+
+  void viaVarBad1() {
+    Object src = InferTaint.inferSecretSource();
+    InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(src);
+  }
+
+  void viaVarBad2() {
+    Object src = InferTaint.inferSecretSource();
+    Object alias = src;
+    InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(alias);
+  }
+
+  void viaVarBad3() {
+    Object src = InferTaint.inferSecretSource();
+    Object alias = src;
+    src = null;
+    InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(alias);
+  }
+
+  void viaCastBad1() {
+    InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink((String) InferTaint.inferSecretSource());
+  }
+
+  void viaCastBad2() {
+    Object src = InferTaint.inferSecretSource();
+    InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink((String) src);
+  }
+
+  void ifBad1(boolean b) {
+    Object src = null;
+    if (b) {
+      src = InferTaint.inferSecretSource();
+    }
+    InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(src);
+  }
+
+  void ifBad2(boolean b) {
+    Object src = InferTaint.inferSecretSource();
+    if (b) {
+      src = null;
+    }
+    InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(src);
+  }
+
+  void ifBad3(boolean b) {
+    Object src;
+    if (b) {
+      src = new Object();
+    } else {
+      src = InferTaint.inferSecretSource();
+    }
+    InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(src);
+  }
+
+  void ifBad4(boolean b1, boolean b2) {
+    Object src;
+    if (b1) {
+      src = new Object();
+    } else if (b2) {
+      src = InferTaint.inferSecretSource();
+    } else {
+      src = null;
+    }
+    InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(src);
+  }
+
+  void ifBad5(boolean b) {
+    Object src = InferTaint.inferSecretSource();
+    if (b) {
+      InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(src);
+    }
+  }
+
+  void switchBad1(int i) {
+    Object src = InferTaint.inferSecretSource();
+    switch (i) {
+    case 1:
+      InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(src);
+      break;
+    case 2:
+      break;
+    default:
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  void switchBad2(int i) {
+    Object src = InferTaint.inferSecretSource();
+    switch (i) {
+    case 1:
+      break;
+    case 2:
+      InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(src);
+      break;
+    default:
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  void switchBad3(int i) {
+    Object src = null;
+    switch (i) {
+    case 1:
+      src = InferTaint.inferSecretSource();
+      // fallthrough
+    case 2:
+      InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(src);
+      break;
+    default:
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  void whileBad1(int i) {
+    Object src = InferTaint.inferSecretSource();
+    while (i < 10) {
+      InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(src);
+      i++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  void whileBad2(int i) {
+    Object src = null;
+    while (i < 10) {
+      src = InferTaint.inferSecretSource();
+      i++;
+    }
+    InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(src);
+  }
+
+  /** should not report on these tests */
+
+  void directOk1() {
+    notASink(notASource());
+  }
+
+  void directOk2() {
+    notASink(InferTaint.inferSecretSource());
+  }
+
+  void directOk3() {
+    InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(notASource());
+  }
+
+  void viaVarOk() {
+    Object src = new Object();
+    InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(src);
+  }
+
+  void viaVarStrongUpdateOk() {
+    Object src = InferTaint.inferSecretSource();
+    src = null;
+    InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(src);
+  }
+
+  /** "known false positive" tests demonstrating limitations. an ideal analysis would not report on
+      these tests, but we do. */
+
+  void FP_deadCodeOk() {
+    Object src = InferTaint.inferSecretSource();
+    boolean b = false;
+    if (b) {
+      InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(src);
+    }
+  }
+
+  void FP_loopInvariantOk() {
+    Object src = InferTaint.inferSecretSource();
+    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+      src = null;
+    }
+    InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(src);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/quandary/Makefile b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/quandary/Makefile
index 66fc87f29..98af3b9b8 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/quandary/Makefile
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/quandary/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ ANALYZER = quandary
 INFERPRINT_OPTIONS = --issues-txt
 
 FILES = \
+  Basics.java \
   LoggingPrivateData.java \
 
 compile:
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/quandary/issues.exp b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/quandary/issues.exp
index 1c5456a95..632e73209 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/quandary/issues.exp
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/quandary/issues.exp
@@ -1,2 +1,20 @@
+Basics.java:103: ERROR: QUANDARY_TAINT_ERROR Error: Other(Object InferTaint.inferSecretSource() at [line 100]) -> Other(void InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(Object) at [line 103]) via {  }
+Basics.java:118: ERROR: QUANDARY_TAINT_ERROR Error: Other(Object InferTaint.inferSecretSource() at [line 113]) -> Other(void InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(Object) at [line 118]) via {  }
+Basics.java:132: ERROR: QUANDARY_TAINT_ERROR Error: Other(Object InferTaint.inferSecretSource() at [line 129]) -> Other(void InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(Object) at [line 132]) via {  }
+Basics.java:142: ERROR: QUANDARY_TAINT_ERROR Error: Other(Object InferTaint.inferSecretSource() at [line 140]) -> Other(void InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(Object) at [line 142]) via {  }
+Basics.java:153: ERROR: QUANDARY_TAINT_ERROR Error: Other(Object InferTaint.inferSecretSource() at [line 150]) -> Other(void InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(Object) at [line 153]) via {  }
+Basics.java:188: ERROR: QUANDARY_TAINT_ERROR Error: Other(Object InferTaint.inferSecretSource() at [line 185]) -> Other(void InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(Object) at [line 188]) via {  }
+Basics.java:197: ERROR: QUANDARY_TAINT_ERROR Error: Other(Object InferTaint.inferSecretSource() at [line 193]) -> Other(void InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(Object) at [line 197]) via {  }
+Basics.java:24: ERROR: QUANDARY_TAINT_ERROR Error: Other(Object InferTaint.inferSecretSource() at [line 24]) -> Other(void InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(Object) at [line 24]) via {  }
+Basics.java:29: ERROR: QUANDARY_TAINT_ERROR Error: Other(Object InferTaint.inferSecretSource() at [line 28]) -> Other(void InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(Object) at [line 29]) via {  }
+Basics.java:35: ERROR: QUANDARY_TAINT_ERROR Error: Other(Object InferTaint.inferSecretSource() at [line 33]) -> Other(void InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(Object) at [line 35]) via {  }
+Basics.java:42: ERROR: QUANDARY_TAINT_ERROR Error: Other(Object InferTaint.inferSecretSource() at [line 39]) -> Other(void InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(Object) at [line 42]) via {  }
+Basics.java:46: ERROR: QUANDARY_TAINT_ERROR Error: Other(Object InferTaint.inferSecretSource() at [line 46]) -> Other(void InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(Object) at [line 46]) via {  }
+Basics.java:51: ERROR: QUANDARY_TAINT_ERROR Error: Other(Object InferTaint.inferSecretSource() at [line 50]) -> Other(void InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(Object) at [line 51]) via {  }
+Basics.java:59: ERROR: QUANDARY_TAINT_ERROR Error: Other(Object InferTaint.inferSecretSource() at [line 57]) -> Other(void InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(Object) at [line 59]) via {  }
+Basics.java:67: ERROR: QUANDARY_TAINT_ERROR Error: Other(Object InferTaint.inferSecretSource() at [line 63]) -> Other(void InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(Object) at [line 67]) via {  }
+Basics.java:77: ERROR: QUANDARY_TAINT_ERROR Error: Other(Object InferTaint.inferSecretSource() at [line 75]) -> Other(void InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(Object) at [line 77]) via {  }
+Basics.java:89: ERROR: QUANDARY_TAINT_ERROR Error: Other(Object InferTaint.inferSecretSource() at [line 85]) -> Other(void InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(Object) at [line 89]) via {  }
+Basics.java:95: ERROR: QUANDARY_TAINT_ERROR Error: Other(Object InferTaint.inferSecretSource() at [line 93]) -> Other(void InferTaint.inferSensitiveSink(Object) at [line 95]) via {  }
 LoggingPrivateData.java:18: ERROR: QUANDARY_TAINT_ERROR Error: SharedPreferences(String SharedPreferences.getString(String,String) at [line 18]) -> Logging(int Log.d(String,String) at [line 18]) via {  }
 LoggingPrivateData.java:22: ERROR: QUANDARY_TAINT_ERROR Error: SharedPreferences(String SharedPreferences.getString(String,String) at [line 22]) -> Logging(int Log.d(String,String) at [line 22]) via {  }