master.put("null", null);
Object[] entry = master.entrySet().toArray();
assertFalse("Empty map should not contain the null-valued entry",
test_map.entrySet().contains(entry[0]));
Map<String, String> submap = test_map.subMap("a","z");
entry = master.entrySet().toArray();
assertFalse("Empty submap should not contain the null-valued entry",
submap.entrySet().contains(entry[0]));
test_map.put("null", null);