diff --git a/interfaces/cython/cantera/test/test_kinetics.py b/interfaces/cython/cantera/test/test_kinetics.py
index 1b4b1c549..2119ad03d 100644
--- a/interfaces/cython/cantera/test/test_kinetics.py
+++ b/interfaces/cython/cantera/test/test_kinetics.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import unittest
+import numpy as np
 
 import cantera as ct
 from . import utilities
@@ -6,6 +7,115 @@ from . import utilities
 class TestKinetics(utilities.CanteraTest):
     def setUp(self):
         self.phase = ct.Solution('h2o2.xml')
+        self.phase.X = [0.1, 1e-4, 1e-5, 0.2, 2e-4, 0.3, 1e-6, 5e-5, 0.4]
+        self.phase.TP = 800, 2*ct.OneAtm
 
-    def test_nReactions(self):
+    def test_counts(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.phase.nReactions, 27)
+        self.assertEqual(self.phase.nTotalSpecies, 9)
+        self.assertEqual(self.phase.nPhases, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(self.phase.reactionPhaseIndex, 0)
+
+    def test_isReversible(self):
+        for i in range(self.phase.nReactions):
+            self.assertTrue(self.phase.isReversible(i))
+
+    def test_multiplier(self):
+        fwd_rates0 = self.phase.fwdRatesOfProgress
+        rev_rates0 = self.phase.revRatesOfProgress
+
+        self.phase.setMultiplier(2.0, 0)
+        self.phase.setMultiplier(0.1, 6)
+
+        fwd_rates1 = self.phase.fwdRatesOfProgress
+        rev_rates1 = self.phase.revRatesOfProgress
+
+        self.assertNear(2 * fwd_rates0[0], fwd_rates1[0])
+        self.assertNear(0.1 * fwd_rates0[6], fwd_rates1[6])
+        self.assertNear(2 * rev_rates0[0], rev_rates1[0])
+        self.assertNear(0.1 * rev_rates0[6], rev_rates1[6])
+        for i in range(self.phase.nReactions):
+            if i not in (0,6):
+                self.assertNear(fwd_rates0[i], fwd_rates1[i])
+                self.assertNear(rev_rates0[i], rev_rates1[i])
+
+        self.phase.setMultiplier(0.5)
+        fwd_rates2 = self.phase.fwdRatesOfProgress
+        rev_rates2 = self.phase.revRatesOfProgress
+        self.assertArrayNear(0.5 * fwd_rates0, fwd_rates2)
+        self.assertArrayNear(0.5 * rev_rates0, rev_rates2)
+
+    def test_reactionType(self):
+        self.assertNear(self.phase.reactionType(0), 2) # 3rd body
+        self.assertNear(self.phase.reactionType(2), 1) # elementary
+        self.assertNear(self.phase.reactionType(19), 4) # falloff
+
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.phase.reactionType, 33)
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.phase.reactionType, -2)
+
+    def test_reactionEquations(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.phase.nReactions,
+                         len(self.phase.reactionEquations()))
+        self.assertEqual(self.phase.reactionEquation(16),
+                         'H + H2O2 <=> HO2 + H2')
+
+    def test_stoichCoeffs(self):
+        nu_r = self.phase.reactantStoichCoeffs()
+        nu_p = self.phase.productStoichCoeffs()
+
+        def check_reactant(k, i, value):
+            self.assertEqual(self.phase.reactantStoichCoeff(k,i), value)
+            self.assertEqual(nu_r[k,i], value)
+
+        def check_product(k, i, value):
+            self.assertEqual(self.phase.productStoichCoeff(k,i), value)
+            self.assertEqual(nu_p[k,i], value)
+
+        # H + H2O2 <=> HO2 + H2
+        check_reactant(1, 16, 1)
+        check_reactant(7, 16, 1)
+        check_reactant(6, 16, 0)
+        check_reactant(0, 16, 0)
+
+        check_product(1, 16, 0)
+        check_product(7, 16, 0)
+        check_product(6, 16, 1)
+        check_product(0, 16, 1)
+
+        # 2 O + M <=> O2 + M
+        check_reactant(2, 0, 2)
+        check_reactant(3, 0, 0)
+        check_product(2, 0, 0)
+        check_product(3, 0, 1)
+
+    def test_ratesOfProgress(self):
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.phase.netRatesOfProgress),
+                         self.phase.nReactions)
+        self.assertArrayNear(self.phase.fwdRatesOfProgress - self.phase.revRatesOfProgress,
+                             self.phase.netRatesOfProgress)
+
+    def test_rateConstants(self):
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.phase.fwdRateConstants), self.phase.nReactions)
+        self.assertArrayNear(self.phase.fwdRateConstants / self.phase.revRateConstants,
+                             self.phase.equilibriumConstants)
+
+    def test_species_rates(self):
+        nu_p = self.phase.productStoichCoeffs()
+        nu_r = self.phase.reactantStoichCoeffs()
+        creation = (np.dot(nu_p, self.phase.fwdRatesOfProgress) +
+                    np.dot(nu_r, self.phase.revRatesOfProgress))
+        destruction = (np.dot(nu_r, self.phase.fwdRatesOfProgress) +
+                       np.dot(nu_p, self.phase.revRatesOfProgress))
+
+        self.assertArrayNear(self.phase.creationRates, creation)
+        self.assertArrayNear(self.phase.destructionRates, destruction)
+        self.assertArrayNear(self.phase.netProductionRates,
+                             creation - destruction)
+
+    def test_reaction_deltas(self):
+        self.assertArrayNear(self.phase.deltaEnthalpy -
+                             self.phase.deltaEntropy * self.phase.T,
+                             self.phase.deltaGibbs)
+        self.assertArrayNear(self.phase.deltaStandardEnthalpy -
+                             self.phase.deltaStandardEntropy * self.phase.T,
+                             self.phase.deltaStandardGibbs)