diff --git a/tests_boost/test-faces.cpp b/tests_boost/test-faces.cpp
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+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Regents of the University of California.
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson <jefft0@remap.ucla.edu>
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cpp-dev/face.hpp>
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace ndn;
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(TestFaces)
+
+struct FacesFixture
+{
+  FacesFixture()
+    : dataCount(0)
+    , timeoutCount(0)
+  {
+  }
+  
+  void
+  onData()
+  {
+    ++dataCount;
+  }
+
+  void
+  onTimeout()
+  {
+    ++timeoutCount;
+  }
+
+  void
+  onInterest()
+  {
+  }
+
+  void
+  onRegFailed()
+  {
+  }
+
+  uint32_t dataCount;
+  uint32_t timeoutCount;
+};
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE (Unix, FacesFixture)
+{
+  Face face;
+
+  face.expressInterest(Interest("/%C1.M.S.localhost/%C1.M.SRV/ndnd/KEY", 1000),
+                       ptr_lib::bind(&FacesFixture::onData, this),
+                       ptr_lib::bind(&FacesFixture::onTimeout, this));
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(face.processEvents());
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(dataCount, 1);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(timeoutCount, 0);
+
+  face.expressInterest(Interest("/localhost/non-existing/data/should/not/exist/anywhere", 50),
+                       ptr_lib::bind(&FacesFixture::onData, this),
+                       ptr_lib::bind(&FacesFixture::onTimeout, this));
+  
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(face.processEvents());
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(dataCount, 1);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(timeoutCount, 1);
+}
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE (Tcp, FacesFixture)
+{
+  Face face("localhost");
+
+  face.expressInterest(Interest("/%C1.M.S.localhost/%C1.M.SRV/ndnd/KEY", 1000),
+                       ptr_lib::bind(&FacesFixture::onData, this),
+                       ptr_lib::bind(&FacesFixture::onTimeout, this));
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(face.processEvents());
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(dataCount, 1);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(timeoutCount, 0);
+
+  face.expressInterest(Interest("/localhost/non-existing/data/should/not/exist/anywhere", 50),
+                       ptr_lib::bind(&FacesFixture::onData, this),
+                       ptr_lib::bind(&FacesFixture::onTimeout, this));
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(face.processEvents());
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(dataCount, 1);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(timeoutCount, 1);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()