diff --git a/bytecode-vm-compiler/Makefile b/bytecode-vm-compiler/Makefile
index b6dd7eb..c91f532 100644
--- a/bytecode-vm-compiler/Makefile
+++ b/bytecode-vm-compiler/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ test/test-scanner: test/test-scanner.c src/scanner.h src/scanner.c src/lox_asser
 test/test-compiler: test/test-compiler.c src/compiler.h src/compiler.c src/scanner.h src/scanner.c src/chunk.h src/chunk.c src/value.h src/value.c
 	$(CC) -DDEBUG_TRACE_EXECUTION -fsanitize=address $(CFLAGS)  -Wno-error test/test-compiler.c $(SRC_FILES) -o test/test-compiler
 	test/test-compiler || mv -v test/test-compiler test/test-compiler.failed
+test/test-table: test/test-table.c test/test-vm
+	$(CC) -fsanitize=address $(CFLAGS)  -Wno-error test/test-table.c $(SRC_FILES) -o test/test-table
+	test/test-table || mv test/test-table test/test-table.failed
 
 
 # NOTE: if you're seeing a bunch of errors about unknown clang flags, make
diff --git a/bytecode-vm-compiler/src/vm.c b/bytecode-vm-compiler/src/vm.c
index ccf4cee..25e22a5 100644
--- a/bytecode-vm-compiler/src/vm.c
+++ b/bytecode-vm-compiler/src/vm.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "vm.h"
 
 LoxString* newEmptyLoxString(VM* vm, int length);
-// TODO: make this a parameter
+// TODO: don't use a global variable for the VM
 static VM vm; // NOLINT
 
 static void resetStack(void) { vm.stack.top = vm.stack.bottom; }
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ static bool isTruthy(Value value) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TODO: add VM as a parameter
 void initVM(void) {
 	new_stack(&vm.stack);
 	resetStack();
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ void freeVM(void) {
 
 /**
  * hack: only used for tests
+ * q: does this copy the VM?  Looking through the properties of the VM, the only
+ * property that might actually be copied is `vm.stack.cap`
  */
 VM getVM_(void) { return vm; }
 
diff --git a/bytecode-vm-compiler/test/test-table.c b/bytecode-vm-compiler/test/test-table.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90b01ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bytecode-vm-compiler/test/test-table.c
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include "../src/vm.h"
+#include <string.h>
+LoxString* allocateString(VM* vm, char const* cString, int length);
+int main(void) {
+	// basic
+	initVM();
+	VM vm = getVM_();
+	LoxTable table;
+	tableInit(&table);
+	char const* k = "key";
+	LoxString* key = allocateString(&vm, "key", strlen(k));
+	tableSet(&table, key, NUMBER_VAL(42.0));
+
+}