diff --git a/test/test_evaluation.py b/test/test_evaluation.py
index 99282330df..1f86201556 100644
--- a/test/test_evaluation.py
+++ b/test/test_evaluation.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import sys
 import pytest
 
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "str_expr,str_expected",
     [
@@ -53,68 +52,84 @@ def test_evaluation(str_expr: str, str_expected: str, message=""):
     else:
         assert result == expected
 
+
 def test_optionvalues():
-    session.evaluate("ClearAll[q];ClearAll[a];ClearAll[s];")
-    for str_expr, str_expected in (
-        (
-            """
-            Options[f1]:={q->12};
-            f1[x_,OptionsPattern[]]:=x^OptionValue[q]; f1[y]
-            """,
-            "y ^ 12",
-        ),
-        ## mmatura: the below test isn't working for me. I Get:
-        ## y ^ OptionValue[s]
-        # (
-        #     """Options[f2]:={s->12}; f2[x_,opt:OptionsPattern[]]:=x^OptionValue[s];
-        #     f2[y]""",
-        #     "y ^ 12",
-        # ),
-        (
-            """Options[f3]:={a->12};
-               f3[x_,opt:OptionsPattern[{a:>4}]]:=x^OptionValue[a];
-               f3[y]
-            """,
-            "y ^ 4",
-        ),
-        (
-            """
-            Options[f4]:={a->12};
-            f4[x_,OptionsPattern[{a:>4}]]:=x^OptionValue[a];
-            f4[y]
-            """,
-            "y ^ 4",
-        ),
-        (
-            """Options[F]:={a->89,b->37};
-               OptionValue[F, a]""",
-            "89",
-        ),
-        (
-            """OptionValue[F, {a,b}]""",
-            "{89, 37}",
-        ),
-        ("OptionValue[F, {l->77}, {a,b, l}]", "{89, 37, 77}"),
-    ):
-        check_evaluation(str_expr, str_expected)
+    session.evaluate('ClearAll[q];ClearAll[a];ClearAll[s]; Options[f1]:={"q"->12}')
+    session.evaluate('f1[x_,OptionsPattern[]]:=x^OptionValue["q"]')
+    result =  session.evaluate('f1[y]')
+    expected = session.evaluate('y ^ 12')
+    assert(result == expected)
+
+    session.evaluate("Options[f2]:={s->12}")
+    session.evaluate("f2[x_,opt:OptionsPattern[]]:=x^OptionValue[s]")
+    result =  session.evaluate('f2[y]')
+    expected = session.evaluate('y ^ 12')
+    assert(result == expected)
+
+    session.evaluate("Options[f3]:={a->12}")
+    session.evaluate("f3[x_,opt:OptionsPattern[{a:>4}]]:=x^OptionValue[a]")
+    result =  session.evaluate('f3[y]')
+    expected = session.evaluate('y ^ 4')
+    assert(result == expected)
+
+    session.evaluate("Options[f4]:={a->12}")
+    session.evaluate("f4[x_,OptionsPattern[{a:>4}]]:=x^OptionValue[a]")
+    result =  session.evaluate('f4[y]')
+    expected = session.evaluate('y ^ 4')
+    assert(result == expected)
+
+
+    session.evaluate("Options[F]:={a->89,b->37}")
+    result = session.evaluate("OptionValue[F, a]")
+    expected = session.evaluate('89')
+    assert(result == expected)
+
+    result = session.evaluate("OptionValue[F, {a,b}]")
+    expected = session.evaluate('{89, 37}')
+    assert(result == expected)
 
     result = session.evaluate("OptionValue[F, {a,b, l}]")
     expected = session.evaluate('{89, 37, l}')
     msg = "OptionValue::optnf: Option name l not found."
     assert result == expected, msg
 
+    session.evaluate('Options[f5]:={"a"->12}')
+    session.evaluate("f5[x_,opt:OptionsPattern[]]:=x^OptionValue[a]")
+    result =  session.evaluate('f5[y]')
+    expected = session.evaluate('y ^ 12')
+    assert(result == expected)
+
+    session.evaluate('Options[f6]:={a->12}')
+    session.evaluate('f6[x_,opt:OptionsPattern[]]:=x^OptionValue["a"]')
+    result =  session.evaluate('f6[y]')
+    expected = session.evaluate('y ^ 12')
+    assert(result == expected)
+
+    session.evaluate('Options[f7]:={a->12}')
+    session.evaluate('f7[x_,OptionsPattern[{"a"->67}]]:=x^OptionValue[a]')
+    result =  session.evaluate('f7[y]')
+    expected = session.evaluate('y ^ 67')
+    assert(result == expected)
+    
+    result = session.evaluate("OptionValue[F, {l->77}, {a,b, l}]")
+    expected = session.evaluate('{89, 37, 77}')
+    assert(result == expected)
+
+    result = session.evaluate("OptionValue[F, {b->-1, l->77}, {a,b, l}]")
+    expected = session.evaluate('{89, -1, 77}')
+    assert(result == expected)
+
+
 if sys.platform in ("linux",):
 
     def test_system_specific_long_integer():
-        session.evaluate(
-            """
+        session.evaluate("""
         WRb[bytes_, form_] := Module[{str, res={}, byte}, str = OpenWrite[BinaryFormat -> True];
         BinaryWrite[str, bytes, form];
         str = OpenRead[Close[str], BinaryFormat -> True];
         While[Not[SameQ[byte = BinaryRead[str], EndOfFile]], res = Join[res, {byte}];];
         Close[str]; res]
-        """
-        )
+        """)
         for str_expr, str_expected, message in (
             (
                 r'WRb[{1885507541, 4157323149}, Table["UnsignedInteger32", {2}]]',
@@ -150,7 +165,6 @@ def test_system_specific_long_integer():
 
             check_evaluation(str_expr, str_expected, message)
 
-
 # import os.path as osp
 # def check_evaluation_with_err(str_expr: str, expected: str, message=""):
 #     import pdb; pdb.set_trace()