diff --git a/grade.sh b/grade.sh
index a5abf25..cf83a3b 100644
--- a/grade.sh
+++ b/grade.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,42 @@
 CPATH='.:lib/hamcrest-core-1.3.jar:lib/junit-4.13.2.jar'
+CHECKEDFILE='ListExamples.java' 
 
 rm -rf student-submission
 git clone $1 student-submission
-echo 'Finished cloning'
\ No newline at end of file
+
+echo 'Finished cloning...'
+
+cd student-submission
+
+if [[ -f $CHECKEDFILE ]]
+then 
+    echo $CHECKEDFILE 'found!'
+else 
+    echo 'error:' $CHECKEDFILE 'not found.'
+exit
+fi
+
+echo '/////'
+
+javac $CHECKEDFILE
+
+if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]
+then 
+    echo 'error:' $CHECKEDFILE 'did not compile'
+    exit
+    
+else
+    echo $CHECKEDFILE 'compiles!'
+fi
+
+cd .. 
+
+cp student-submission/ListExamples.java ./
+
+javac -cp ".;lib/hamcrest-core-1.3.jar;lib/junit-4.13.2.jar" *.java
+echo 'compiling JUnit...'
+java -cp ".;lib/junit-4.13.2.jar;lib/hamcrest-core-1.3.jar" org.junit.runner.JUnitCore TestListExamples.java
+
+count=$(java -cp . ListExamples)
+
+echo $? 'out of' $count 'tests passed'