super.setUp();
    sortedMultiset = (SortedMultiset<E>) getMultiset();
    entries =
        copyToList(
            getSubjectGenerator()
                .getSampleElements(getSubjectGenerator().getCollectionSize().getNumElements()));
    sort(entries, sortedMultiset.comparator());

    // some tests assume SEVERAL == 3
    if (entries.size() >= 1) {
      a = Multisets.immutableEntry(entries.get(0), sortedMultiset.count(entries.get(0)));