diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/assessment1/part1/BasicArrayUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/assessment1/part1/BasicArrayUtils.java
index ef714b5..a824f97 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/assessment1/part1/BasicArrayUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/assessment1/part1/BasicArrayUtils.java
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ public class BasicArrayUtils {
      * @return the first element in the array
      */
     public static String getFirstElement(String[] stringArray) {
-        return null;
+        return stringArray[0];
+//        return null;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ public static String getFirstElement(String[] stringArray) {
      * @return the second element in the array
      */
     public static String getSecondElement(String[] stringArray) {
-        return null;
+        return stringArray[1];
+//        return null;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -25,7 +27,8 @@ public static String getSecondElement(String[] stringArray) {
      * @return the last element in the array
      */
     public static String getLastElement(String[] stringArray) {
-        return null;
+        return stringArray[stringArray.length -1];
+//        return null;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ public static String getLastElement(String[] stringArray) {
      * @return the second to last element in the array
      */
     public static String getSecondToLastElement(String[] stringArray) {
-        return null;
+        return stringArray[stringArray.length -2];
+//        return null;
     }
 }