diff --git a/lib/aviator/request.rb b/lib/aviator/request.rb
index 66d92f6..3c351bd 100644
--- a/lib/aviator/request.rb
+++ b/lib/aviator/request.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,18 @@ module Aviator
   
   class Request
     
+    class PathNotDefinedError < StandardError
+      def initialize
+        super "path is not defined in #{ self.class }"
+      end
+    end
+    
+    
     def initialize(params={})
       validate_params(params)
+      @params = params
+      
+      raise PathNotDefinedError.new unless respond_to?(:path)
     end
     
     
@@ -12,12 +22,27 @@ module Aviator
     end
     
     
+    def body?
+      respond_to? :body
+    end
+    
+    
     def http_method
       :get
     end
     
+    
+    def querystring?
+      respond_to? :querystring
+    end
+    
+    
     private
     
+    def params
+      @params.dup
+    end
+    
     def validate_params(params)
       validators = methods.select{ |name| name =~ /^param_validator_/ }
       validators.each do |name|
@@ -38,7 +63,7 @@ module Aviator
       def http_method(http_method_name)
         define_method :http_method, lambda { http_method_name }
       end
-    
+          
       
       def requires_param(param_name)
         last_num = instance_methods.map{|n| n.to_s.gsub(/^param_validator_/, '').to_i }.max
diff --git a/test/aviator/request_test.rb b/test/aviator/request_test.rb
index 21a5b56..63c4b2b 100644
--- a/test/aviator/request_test.rb
+++ b/test/aviator/request_test.rb
@@ -4,11 +4,32 @@ class Aviator::Test::Request < Aviator::Test::Base
 
   describe 'Aviator::Request' do
 
+    def valid_class
+      Class.new(Aviator::Request) do
+        def path; end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe '::new' do
+      
+      it 'raises an error if path is not defined' do
+        invalid_class = Class.new(Aviator::Request)
+                      
+        initializer = lambda { invalid_class.new({}) }
+        initializer.must_raise Aviator::Request::PathNotDefinedError
+        
+        error = initializer.call rescue $!
+        
+        error.message.wont_be_nil
+      end
+      
+    end
+
 
     describe '#allow_anonymous?' do
 
       it 'is false by default' do
-        obj = Aviator::Request.new
+        obj = valid_class.new
 
         obj.allow_anonymous?.must_equal false
       end
@@ -27,12 +48,13 @@ class Aviator::Test::Request < Aviator::Test::Base
         error.message.wont_be_nil
       end
 
+
       it 'sets a Request instance to allow anonymous access' do
-        klass = Class.new(Aviator::Request) do 
+        klass = Class.new(valid_class) do 
                   allow_anonymous
                 end
                 
-        obj   = klass.new
+        obj = klass.new
 
         obj.allow_anonymous?.must_equal true
       end
@@ -40,11 +62,29 @@ class Aviator::Test::Request < Aviator::Test::Base
     end
     
     
+    describe '#body?' do
+      
+      it 'returns false if the body method is not defined' do
+        valid_class.new.body?.must_equal false
+      end
+      
+
+      it 'returns true if the body method is defined' do
+        klass = Class.new(valid_class) do
+          def body; end
+        end
+        
+        klass.new.body?.must_equal true
+      end
+      
+    end
+    
+    
     describe '#http_method' do
       
       it 'is set to get by default' do
-        obj = Aviator::Request.new
-
+        obj = valid_class.new
+  
         obj.http_method.must_equal :get
       end
       
@@ -52,46 +92,64 @@ class Aviator::Test::Request < Aviator::Test::Base
     
     
     describe '::http_method' do
-
+  
       it 'is a private class method' do
         private_method = lambda { Aviator::Request.http_method }
         private_method.must_raise NoMethodError
-
+  
         error = private_method.call rescue $!
-
+  
         error.message.wont_be_nil
         error.message.must_include "private method"
       end
-
-
+  
+  
       it 'sets the http method of its instances' do
-        klass = Class.new(Aviator::Request) do 
+        klass = Class.new(valid_class) do 
                   http_method :post
                 end
                 
         obj = klass.new
-
+  
         obj.http_method.must_equal :post
       end
-
+  
     end
-
-
+  
+  
+    describe '#querystring?' do
+      
+      it 'returns false if the querystring method is not defined' do
+        valid_class.new.querystring?.must_equal false
+      end
+      
+      
+      it 'returns true if the querystring method is defined' do
+        klass = Class.new(valid_class) do
+          def querystring; end
+        end
+        
+        klass.new.querystring?.must_equal true
+      end
+      
+    end
+  
+    
     describe '::requires_param' do
-
+  
       it 'is a private class method' do
         private_method = lambda { Aviator::Request.requires_param }
         private_method.must_raise NoMethodError
-
+  
         error = private_method.call rescue $!
-
+  
         error.message.wont_be_nil
         error.message.must_include "private method"
       end
       
       
       it 'causes a Request instance to raise an error when initialized without the param' do
-        klass = Class.new(Aviator::Request) do
+        klass = Class.new(valid_class) do
                   requires_param :name
                 end
                       
@@ -102,18 +160,18 @@ class Aviator::Test::Request < Aviator::Test::Base
         
         error.message.wont_be_nil
       end
-
-
+  
+  
       it 'does not raise any error when the required param is provided on initialization' do
-        klass = Class.new(Aviator::Request) do
+        klass = Class.new(valid_class) do
                   requires_param :name
                 end
                       
         obj = klass.new({ name: 'somename' })
       end
-
+  
     end
-
+  
   end
 
 end