diff --git a/hugolib/node_test.go b/hugolib/node_test.go
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+// Copyright 2016-present The Hugo Authors. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package hugolib
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestNodeSimpleMethods(t *testing.T) {
+	for i, this := range []struct {
+		assertFunc func(n *Node) bool
+	}{
+		{func(n *Node) bool { return n.IsNode() }},
+		{func(n *Node) bool { return !n.IsPage() }},
+		{func(n *Node) bool { return n.RSSlink() == "rssLink" }},
+		{func(n *Node) bool { return n.Scratch() != nil }},
+		{func(n *Node) bool { return n.Hugo() != nil }},
+		{func(n *Node) bool { return n.Now().Unix() == time.Now().Unix() }},
+	} {
+
+		n := &Node{}
+		n.RSSLink = "rssLink"
+
+		if !this.assertFunc(n) {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Node method error", i)
+		}
+	}
+}