}

  /**
   * Used by tests that require a map, but don't care whether it's populated or not.
   *
   * @return a new map instance.
   */
  protected Map<K, V> makeEitherMap() {
    try {
      return makePopulatedMap();
    } catch (UnsupportedOperationException e) {
      return makeEmptyMap();
    }
  }

  @Override
  protected abstract SortedMap<K, V> makePopulatedMap() throws UnsupportedOperationException;

  @Override
  protected SortedMap<K, V> makeEitherMap() {
    try {
      return makePopulatedMap();
    } catch (UnsupportedOperationException e) {
      return makeEmptyMap();
    }
  }

  public void testTailMapWriteThrough() {
    SortedMap<K, V> map;

  @Override
  protected abstract SortedMap<K, V> makePopulatedMap() throws UnsupportedOperationException;

  @Override
  protected SortedMap<K, V> makeEitherMap() {
    try {
      return makePopulatedMap();
    } catch (UnsupportedOperationException e) {
      return makeEmptyMap();
    }
  }

  public void testTailMapWriteThrough() {
    SortedMap<K, V> map;