diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+gem 'minitest'
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diff --git a/examples/quick.rb b/examples/quick.rb
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+++ b/examples/quick.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+#
+# Classsic quick sort
+#
+require_relative '../visual_list'
+
+def partition(arr, start_idx, end_idx)
+  # pick middle point between start and end
+  pivot = (end_idx - start_idx) / 2 + start_idx
+
+  target = arr[pivot]    
+  
+  idx = start_idx  
+  while idx <= end_idx do
+    if idx < pivot
+      # move value if > target.  keep idx the same, subtract 1 from pivot.  move to pivot + 1
+      if arr[idx] > target
+        arr.move(idx, pivot)
+        pivot -= 1
+      else
+        idx += 1
+      end
+    elsif idx > pivot
+      # move value if < target.  keep idx the same, add 1 to pivot. move to pivot - 1
+      if arr[idx] < target
+        arr.move(idx, pivot)
+        pivot += 1
+      else
+        idx += 1
+      end
+    else
+      idx += 1
+    end
+    
+  end
+  pivot
+end
+
+def quicksort(arr, start_idx, end_idx)
+  if (end_idx - start_idx) > 0
+    p = partition(arr, start_idx, end_idx)
+    quicksort(arr, start_idx, p - 1)
+    quicksort(arr, p + 1, end_idx)
+  end
+end
+
+#v = VisualList.new(generator: :linear, count: 35)
+v = VisualList.new(values: [3,2,5,7,1,4,10,21,6,8])
+quicksort(v, 0, v.last_index)
+
+v.sorted!
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diff --git a/quick_sort.rb b/quick_sort.rb
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+++ b/quick_sort.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+def move(arr, source_index, destination_index)
+  arr.insert(destination_index, arr.delete_at(source_index))
+end
+
+
+def partition(arr, start_idx, end_idx)
+  # pick middle point between start and end
+  pivot = (end_idx - start_idx) / 2 + start_idx
+
+  target = arr[pivot] 
+     
+  idx = start_idx  
+  while idx <= end_idx do
+    if idx < pivot
+      # move value if > target.  keep idx the same, subtract 1 from pivot.  move to pivot + 1
+      if arr[idx] > target
+        move(arr, idx, pivot)
+        pivot -= 1
+      else
+        idx += 1
+      end
+    elsif idx > pivot
+      # move value if < target.  keep idx the same, add 1 to pivot. move to pivot - 1
+      if arr[idx] < target
+        move(arr, idx, pivot)
+        pivot += 1
+      else
+        idx += 1
+      end
+    else
+      idx += 1
+    end
+    
+  end
+  pivot
+end
+
+def quicksort(arr, start_idx, end_idx)
+  if (end_idx - start_idx) > 0
+    p = partition(arr, start_idx, end_idx)
+    quicksort(arr, start_idx, p - 1)
+    quicksort(arr, p + 1, end_idx)
+  end
+  arr
+end
diff --git a/test_quick_sort.rb b/test_quick_sort.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62b7ed8
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+++ b/test_quick_sort.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+require 'minitest/autorun'
+require 'minitest/spec'
+require './quick_sort'
+
+class TestQuickSort < MiniTest::Spec
+  def test_sort_single_item_array_returns_identity
+    source_array = [1]
+    retval = quicksort(source_array, 0, 0)
+    assert_equal(source_array, retval)
+  end
+  
+  def test_two_item_array_already_sorted_returns_identity
+    source_array = [1,4]
+    retval = quicksort(source_array, 0, 1)
+    assert_equal(source_array, retval)    
+  end
+  
+  def test_two_item_array_unsorted_returns_sorted_array
+    source_array = [5,4]
+    retval = quicksort(source_array, 0, 1)
+    assert_equal(source_array.sort, retval)    
+  end
+  
+  def test_three_item_array_unsorted_returns_sorted_array
+    source_array = [5,4,1]
+    retval = quicksort(source_array, 0, source_array.length - 1)
+    assert_equal(source_array.sort, retval)    
+  end
+  
+  def test_arbitrary_item_array_unsorted_returns_sorted_array
+    source_array = [3,2,5,7,1,4,10,21,6,8]
+    retval = quicksort(source_array, 0, source_array.length - 1)
+    assert_equal(source_array.sort, retval)    
+  end
+  
+  def test_randomly_generated_unsorted_arrays_returns_sorted_array
+    (1..5000).each do      
+      source_array = rand(50).times.map {rand(20)}
+      retval = quicksort(source_array, 0, source_array.length - 1)
+      
+      if retval != source_array.sort
+        puts source_array.inpsect
+      end      
+      assert_equal(source_array.sort, retval)
+    end    
+  end
+  
+  def test_failing_array
+    source_array = [0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 13, 9, 13, 13, 13, 14, 14, 15, 16, 15, 16, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 18, 18]
+    retval = quicksort(source_array, 0, source_array.length - 1)
+    
+    if retval != source_array.sort
+      puts source_array.inpsect
+    end      
+    assert_equal(source_array.sort, retval)
+  end
+  
+  
+end
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diff --git a/test_visual_list.rb b/test_visual_list.rb
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+++ b/test_visual_list.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+require 'minitest/autorun'
+require 'minitest/spec'
+require './examples/quick'
+
+
+class TestVisualList < MiniTest::Spec
+  def test_obj_valid
+    v = VisualList.new(values: [3,2,5,7,1,4,10,21,6,8], delay: 0)
+    assert(v.is_a? VisualList)
+  end
+  
+  def test_simple_sort_works
+    v = VisualList.new(values: [3,2,5,7,1,4,10,21,6,8], delay: 0)
+    quicksort(v, 0, v.last_index) 
+  end
+  
+  def test_random_sort
+      (1..50).each do
+        arr = source_array = rand(50).times.map {rand(20)}
+        next if arr.length < 8
+        v = VisualList.new(values: arr, delay: 0)
+        quicksort(v, 0, v.last_index)
+        
+        v.sorted!
+      end
+    end
+  
+  def test_failing_sort
+    arr = [0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 13, 9, 13, 13, 13, 14, 14, 15, 16, 15, 16, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 18, 18]
+    v = VisualList.new(values: arr, delay: 0)
+    quicksort(v, 0, v.last_index)    
+    v.sorted!
+  end
+  
+end
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diff --git a/visual_list.rb b/visual_list.rb
index f372eda..e5eae49 100644
--- a/visual_list.rb
+++ b/visual_list.rb
@@ -12,16 +12,24 @@ class VisualList
   #     - :random - random values from minimum to maximum. Duplicates possible.
   #     - :linear - 1 to count in random order. No duplicates. Default.
   #     - :reversed - count down to 1 in descending order. No duplicates.
-  def initialize(count: 10, generator: :linear, minimum: 1, maximum: nil, delay: 0.1)
-    @count = count.to_i.abs
-    @reads = 0
-    @swaps = 0
-    @generator = generator
-    @delay = delay
-    @minimum = minimum.to_i.abs
-    @maximum = (maximum || count).to_i.abs
-    @values = self.send("generator_#{@generator}")
+  def initialize(count: 10, generator: :linear, minimum: 1, maximum: nil, delay: 0.1, values: nil)
+      @reads = 0
+      @swaps = 0
+      @delay = delay
+      
+    if values
+      @count = values.length
+      @values = values
+    else      
+      @count = count.to_i.abs
+      @generator = generator
+      @delay = delay
+      @minimum = minimum.to_i.abs
+      @maximum = (maximum || count).to_i.abs
+      @values = self.send("generator_#{@generator}")
+    end
     @largest_value = @values.inject{|a,b| b > a ? a = b : a }
+ 
     clear_screen
     display_list
   end
@@ -39,6 +47,21 @@ def get(index)
     @values[index]
   end
   alias :[] :get
+  
+  # move a value in the array to another location
+  # returns true if success, raises exception if arguments are out of bounds
+  def move(source_index, destination_index)
+    [source_index, destination_index].each do |index|
+      in_bounds!(index)
+    end
+    
+    display_list(swap_index_a: source_index, swap_index_b: destination_index)
+    
+    @values.insert(destination_index, @values.delete_at(source_index))
+    @swaps += 1
+    
+    display_list(swap_index_a: source_index, swap_index_b: destination_index)
+  end
 
   # Swap the values of two index locations. Returns true if operation is
   # successful. Raises exception of either argument is our of list bounds.
@@ -68,6 +91,7 @@ def sorted!
       puts "Success! List is sorted!"
       true
     else
+      puts @values.inspect
       raise "Sorry, list has not been sorted."
     end
   end
@@ -140,4 +164,6 @@ def generator_linear
   def generator_reversed
     @count.downto(1).map{|i| i }
   end
+  
+  
 end
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