diff --git a/pandas/tests/indexes/test_base.py b/pandas/tests/indexes/test_base.py
index 7cd880b51661d..afb6653b1e694 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/indexes/test_base.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/indexes/test_base.py
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ def generate_index_types(self, skip_index_keys=[]):
         Return a generator of the various index types, leaving
         out the ones with a key in skip_index_keys
         """
-        for key, idx in self.indices.items():
+        for key, index in self.indices.items():
             if key not in skip_index_keys:
-                yield key, idx
+                yield key, index
 
     def test_new_axis(self):
         new_index = self.dateIndex[None, :]
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ def test_copy_and_deepcopy(self, indices):
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("attr", ['strIndex', 'dateIndex'])
     def test_constructor_regular(self, attr):
         # regular instance creation
-        idx = getattr(self, attr)
-        tm.assert_contains_all(idx, idx)
+        index = getattr(self, attr)
+        tm.assert_contains_all(index, index)
 
     def test_constructor_casting(self):
         # casting
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ def test_constructor_corner(self):
         # corner case
         pytest.raises(TypeError, Index, 0)
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("idx_vals", [
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("index_vals", [
         [('A', 1), 'B'], ['B', ('A', 1)]])
-    def test_construction_list_mixed_tuples(self, idx_vals):
+    def test_construction_list_mixed_tuples(self, index_vals):
         # see gh-10697: if we are constructing from a mixed list of tuples,
         # make sure that we are independent of the sorting order.
-        idx = Index(idx_vals)
-        assert isinstance(idx, Index)
-        assert not isinstance(idx, MultiIndex)
+        index = Index(index_vals)
+        assert isinstance(index, Index)
+        assert not isinstance(index, MultiIndex)
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('na_value', [None, np.nan])
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('vtype', [list, tuple, iter])
@@ -127,36 +127,36 @@ def test_construction_list_tuples_nan(self, na_value, vtype):
         tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("cast_as_obj", [True, False])
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("idx", [
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("index", [
         pd.date_range('2015-01-01 10:00', freq='D', periods=3,
                       tz='US/Eastern'),  # DTI with tz
         pd.date_range('2015-01-01 10:00', freq='D', periods=3),  # DTI no tz
         pd.timedelta_range('1 days', freq='D', periods=3),  # td
         pd.period_range('2015-01-01', freq='D', periods=3)  # period
     ])
-    def test_constructor_from_index_dtlike(self, cast_as_obj, idx):
+    def test_constructor_from_index_dtlike(self, cast_as_obj, index):
         if cast_as_obj:
-            result = pd.Index(idx.astype(object))
+            result = pd.Index(index.astype(object))
         else:
-            result = pd.Index(idx)
+            result = pd.Index(index)
 
-        tm.assert_index_equal(result, idx)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(result, index)
 
-        if isinstance(idx, pd.DatetimeIndex) and hasattr(idx, 'tz'):
-            assert result.tz == idx.tz
+        if isinstance(index, pd.DatetimeIndex) and hasattr(index, 'tz'):
+            assert result.tz == index.tz
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("idx,has_tz", [
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("index,has_tz", [
         (pd.date_range('2015-01-01 10:00', freq='D', periods=3,
                        tz='US/Eastern'), True),  # datetimetz
         (pd.timedelta_range('1 days', freq='D', periods=3), False),  # td
         (pd.period_range('2015-01-01', freq='D', periods=3), False)  # period
     ])
-    def test_constructor_from_series_dtlike(self, idx, has_tz):
-        result = pd.Index(pd.Series(idx))
-        tm.assert_index_equal(result, idx)
+    def test_constructor_from_series_dtlike(self, index, has_tz):
+        result = pd.Index(pd.Series(index))
+        tm.assert_index_equal(result, index)
 
         if has_tz:
-            assert result.tz == idx.tz
+            assert result.tz == index.tz
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("klass", [Index, DatetimeIndex])
     def test_constructor_from_series(self, klass):
@@ -187,19 +187,19 @@ def test_constructor_from_frame_series_freq(self):
         df = pd.DataFrame(np.random.rand(5, 3))
         df['date'] = dts
         result = DatetimeIndex(df['date'], freq='MS')
-        assert df['date'].dtype == object
 
+        assert df['date'].dtype == object
         expected.name = 'date'
-        exp = pd.Series(dts, name='date')
-        tm.assert_series_equal(df['date'], exp)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
+
+        expected = pd.Series(dts, name='date')
+        tm.assert_series_equal(df['date'], expected)
 
         # GH 6274
         # infer freq of same
         freq = pd.infer_freq(df['date'])
         assert freq == 'MS'
 
-        tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
-
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("array", [
         np.arange(5), np.array(['a', 'b', 'c']), date_range(
             '2000-01-01', periods=3).values
@@ -255,14 +255,14 @@ def test_constructor_int_dtype_nan_raises(self, dtype):
     def test_index_ctor_infer_nan_nat(self, klass, dtype, na_val):
         # GH 13467
         na_list = [na_val, na_val]
-        exp = klass(na_list)
-        assert exp.dtype == dtype
+        expected = klass(na_list)
+        assert expected.dtype == dtype
 
         result = Index(na_list)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(result, exp)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
 
         result = Index(np.array(na_list))
-        tm.assert_index_equal(result, exp)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("pos", [0, 1])
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("klass,dtype,ctor", [
@@ -271,16 +271,16 @@ def test_index_ctor_infer_nan_nat(self, klass, dtype, na_val):
     ])
     def test_index_ctor_infer_nat_dt_like(self, pos, klass, dtype, ctor,
                                           nulls_fixture):
-        exp = klass([pd.NaT, pd.NaT])
-        assert exp.dtype == dtype
+        expected = klass([pd.NaT, pd.NaT])
+        assert expected.dtype == dtype
         data = [ctor]
         data.insert(pos, nulls_fixture)
 
         result = Index(data)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(result, exp)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
 
         result = Index(np.array(data, dtype=object))
-        tm.assert_index_equal(result, exp)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("swap_objs", [True, False])
     def test_index_ctor_nat_result(self, swap_objs):
@@ -289,9 +289,9 @@ def test_index_ctor_nat_result(self, swap_objs):
         if swap_objs:
             data = data[::-1]
 
-        exp = pd.Index(data, dtype=object)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(Index(data), exp)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(Index(np.array(data, dtype=object)), exp)
+        expected = pd.Index(data, dtype=object)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(Index(data), expected)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(Index(np.array(data, dtype=object)), expected)
 
     def test_index_ctor_infer_periodindex(self):
         xp = period_range('2012-1-1', freq='M', periods=3)
@@ -304,9 +304,9 @@ def test_index_ctor_infer_periodindex(self):
         (['A', 'B', 'C', np.nan], 'obj')
     ])
     def test_constructor_simple_new(self, vals, dtype):
-        idx = Index(vals, name=dtype)
-        result = idx._simple_new(idx, dtype)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(result, idx)
+        index = Index(vals, name=dtype)
+        result = index._simple_new(index, dtype)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(result, index)
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("vals", [
         [1, 2, 3], np.array([1, 2, 3]), np.array([1, 2, 3], dtype=int),
@@ -314,29 +314,29 @@ def test_constructor_simple_new(self, vals, dtype):
         [1., 2., 3.], np.array([1., 2., 3.], dtype=float)
     ])
     def test_constructor_dtypes_to_int64(self, vals):
-        idx = Index(vals, dtype=int)
-        assert isinstance(idx, Int64Index)
+        index = Index(vals, dtype=int)
+        assert isinstance(index, Int64Index)
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("vals", [
         [1, 2, 3], [1., 2., 3.], np.array([1., 2., 3.]),
         np.array([1, 2, 3], dtype=int), np.array([1., 2., 3.], dtype=float)
     ])
     def test_constructor_dtypes_to_float64(self, vals):
-        idx = Index(vals, dtype=float)
-        assert isinstance(idx, Float64Index)
+        index = Index(vals, dtype=float)
+        assert isinstance(index, Float64Index)
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("cast_idx", [True, False])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("cast_index", [True, False])
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("vals", [
         [True, False, True], np.array([True, False, True], dtype=bool)
     ])
-    def test_constructor_dtypes_to_object(self, cast_idx, vals):
-        if cast_idx:
-            idx = Index(vals, dtype=bool)
+    def test_constructor_dtypes_to_object(self, cast_index, vals):
+        if cast_index:
+            index = Index(vals, dtype=bool)
         else:
-            idx = Index(vals)
+            index = Index(vals)
 
-        assert isinstance(idx, Index)
-        assert idx.dtype == object
+        assert isinstance(index, Index)
+        assert index.dtype == object
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("vals", [
         [1, 2, 3], np.array([1, 2, 3], dtype=int),
@@ -345,38 +345,38 @@ def test_constructor_dtypes_to_object(self, cast_idx, vals):
         [datetime(2011, 1, 1), datetime(2011, 1, 2)]
     ])
     def test_constructor_dtypes_to_categorical(self, vals):
-        idx = Index(vals, dtype='category')
-        assert isinstance(idx, CategoricalIndex)
+        index = Index(vals, dtype='category')
+        assert isinstance(index, CategoricalIndex)
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("cast_idx", [True, False])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("cast_index", [True, False])
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("vals", [
         Index(np.array([np_datetime64_compat('2011-01-01'),
                         np_datetime64_compat('2011-01-02')])),
         Index([datetime(2011, 1, 1), datetime(2011, 1, 2)])
 
     ])
-    def test_constructor_dtypes_to_datetime(self, cast_idx, vals):
-        if cast_idx:
-            idx = Index(vals, dtype=object)
-            assert isinstance(idx, Index)
-            assert idx.dtype == object
+    def test_constructor_dtypes_to_datetime(self, cast_index, vals):
+        if cast_index:
+            index = Index(vals, dtype=object)
+            assert isinstance(index, Index)
+            assert index.dtype == object
         else:
-            idx = Index(vals)
-            assert isinstance(idx, DatetimeIndex)
+            index = Index(vals)
+            assert isinstance(index, DatetimeIndex)
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("cast_idx", [True, False])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("cast_index", [True, False])
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("vals", [
         np.array([np.timedelta64(1, 'D'), np.timedelta64(1, 'D')]),
         [timedelta(1), timedelta(1)]
     ])
-    def test_constructor_dtypes_to_timedelta(self, cast_idx, vals):
-        if cast_idx:
-            idx = Index(vals, dtype=object)
-            assert isinstance(idx, Index)
-            assert idx.dtype == object
+    def test_constructor_dtypes_to_timedelta(self, cast_index, vals):
+        if cast_index:
+            index = Index(vals, dtype=object)
+            assert isinstance(index, Index)
+            assert index.dtype == object
         else:
-            idx = Index(vals)
-            assert isinstance(idx, TimedeltaIndex)
+            index = Index(vals)
+            assert isinstance(index, TimedeltaIndex)
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("values", [
         # pass values without timezone, as DatetimeIndex localizes it
@@ -385,41 +385,41 @@ def test_constructor_dtypes_to_timedelta(self, cast_idx, vals):
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("klass", [pd.Index, pd.DatetimeIndex])
     def test_constructor_dtypes_datetime(self, tz_naive_fixture, values,
                                          klass):
-        idx = pd.date_range('2011-01-01', periods=5, tz=tz_naive_fixture)
-        dtype = idx.dtype
+        index = pd.date_range('2011-01-01', periods=5, tz=tz_naive_fixture)
+        dtype = index.dtype
 
-        res = klass(values, tz=tz_naive_fixture)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(res, idx)
+        result = klass(values, tz=tz_naive_fixture)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(result, index)
 
-        res = klass(values, dtype=dtype)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(res, idx)
+        result = klass(values, dtype=dtype)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(result, index)
 
-        res = klass(list(values), tz=tz_naive_fixture)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(res, idx)
+        result = klass(list(values), tz=tz_naive_fixture)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(result, index)
 
-        res = klass(list(values), dtype=dtype)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(res, idx)
+        result = klass(list(values), dtype=dtype)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(result, index)
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("attr", ['values', 'asi8'])
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("klass", [pd.Index, pd.TimedeltaIndex])
     def test_constructor_dtypes_timedelta(self, attr, klass):
-        idx = pd.timedelta_range('1 days', periods=5)
-        dtype = idx.dtype
+        index = pd.timedelta_range('1 days', periods=5)
+        dtype = index.dtype
 
-        values = getattr(idx, attr)
+        values = getattr(index, attr)
 
-        res = klass(values, dtype=dtype)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(res, idx)
+        result = klass(values, dtype=dtype)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(result, index)
 
-        res = klass(list(values), dtype=dtype)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(res, idx)
+        result = klass(list(values), dtype=dtype)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(result, index)
 
     def test_constructor_empty_gen(self):
         skip_index_keys = ["repeats", "periodIndex", "rangeIndex",
                            "tuples"]
-        for key, idx in self.generate_index_types(skip_index_keys):
-            empty = idx.__class__([])
-            assert isinstance(empty, idx.__class__)
+        for key, index in self.generate_index_types(skip_index_keys):
+            empty = index.__class__([])
+            assert isinstance(empty, index.__class__)
             assert not len(empty)
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("empty,klass", [
@@ -515,21 +515,21 @@ def test_insert_missing(self, nulls_fixture):
         result = Index(list('abc')).insert(1, nulls_fixture)
         tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("pos,exp", [
-        (0, Index(['b', 'c', 'd'], name='idx')),
-        (-1, Index(['a', 'b', 'c'], name='idx'))
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("pos,expected", [
+        (0, Index(['b', 'c', 'd'], name='index')),
+        (-1, Index(['a', 'b', 'c'], name='index'))
     ])
-    def test_delete(self, pos, exp):
-        idx = Index(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'], name='idx')
-        result = idx.delete(pos)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(result, exp)
-        assert result.name == exp.name
+    def test_delete(self, pos, expected):
+        index = Index(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'], name='index')
+        result = index.delete(pos)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
+        assert result.name == expected.name
 
     def test_delete_raises(self):
-        idx = Index(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'], name='idx')
+        index = Index(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'], name='index')
         with pytest.raises((IndexError, ValueError)):
             # either depending on numpy version
-            idx.delete(5)
+            index.delete(5)
 
     def test_identical(self):
 
@@ -585,9 +585,9 @@ def test_asof(self):
         assert isinstance(self.dateIndex.asof(d), Timestamp)
 
     def test_asof_datetime_partial(self):
-        idx = pd.date_range('2010-01-01', periods=2, freq='m')
+        index = pd.date_range('2010-01-01', periods=2, freq='m')
         expected = Timestamp('2010-02-28')
-        result = idx.asof('2010-02')
+        result = index.asof('2010-02')
         assert result == expected
         assert not isinstance(result, Index)
 
@@ -601,9 +601,9 @@ def test_nanosecond_index_access(self):
         # this does not yet work, as parsing strings is done via dateutil
         # assert first_value == x['2013-01-01 00:00:00.000000050+0000']
 
-        exp_ts = np_datetime64_compat('2013-01-01 00:00:00.000000050+0000',
-                                      'ns')
-        assert first_value == x[Timestamp(exp_ts)]
+        expected_ts = np_datetime64_compat('2013-01-01 00:00:00.000000050+'
+                                           '0000', 'ns')
+        assert first_value == x[Timestamp(expected_ts)]
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("op", [
         operator.eq, operator.ne, operator.gt, operator.lt,
@@ -622,15 +622,15 @@ def test_comparators(self, op):
         tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(arr_result, index_result)
 
     def test_booleanindex(self):
-        boolIdx = np.repeat(True, len(self.strIndex)).astype(bool)
-        boolIdx[5:30:2] = False
+        boolIndex = np.repeat(True, len(self.strIndex)).astype(bool)
+        boolIndex[5:30:2] = False
 
-        subIndex = self.strIndex[boolIdx]
+        subIndex = self.strIndex[boolIndex]
 
         for i, val in enumerate(subIndex):
             assert subIndex.get_loc(val) == i
 
-        subIndex = self.strIndex[list(boolIdx)]
+        subIndex = self.strIndex[list(boolIndex)]
         for i, val in enumerate(subIndex):
             assert subIndex.get_loc(val) == i
 
@@ -644,11 +644,11 @@ def test_fancy(self):
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("dtype", [np.int_, np.bool_])
     def test_empty_fancy(self, attr, dtype):
         empty_arr = np.array([], dtype=dtype)
-        idx = getattr(self, attr)
-        empty_idx = idx.__class__([])
+        index = getattr(self, attr)
+        empty_index = index.__class__([])
 
-        assert idx[[]].identical(empty_idx)
-        assert idx[empty_arr].identical(empty_idx)
+        assert index[[]].identical(empty_index)
+        assert index[empty_arr].identical(empty_index)
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("attr", [
         'strIndex', 'intIndex', 'floatIndex'])
@@ -656,12 +656,12 @@ def test_empty_fancy_raises(self, attr):
         # pd.DatetimeIndex is excluded, because it overrides getitem and should
         # be tested separately.
         empty_farr = np.array([], dtype=np.float_)
-        idx = getattr(self, attr)
-        empty_idx = idx.__class__([])
+        index = getattr(self, attr)
+        empty_index = index.__class__([])
 
-        assert idx[[]].identical(empty_idx)
+        assert index[[]].identical(empty_index)
         # np.ndarray only accepts ndarray of int & bool dtypes, so should Index
-        pytest.raises(IndexError, idx.__getitem__, empty_farr)
+        pytest.raises(IndexError, index.__getitem__, empty_farr)
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("itm", [101, 'no_int'])
     def test_getitem_error(self, indices, itm):
@@ -678,85 +678,90 @@ def test_intersection(self):
         inter = first.intersection(first)
         assert inter is first
 
-        idx1 = Index([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], name='idx')
-        # if target has the same name, it is preserved
-        idx2 = Index([3, 4, 5, 6, 7], name='idx')
-        expected2 = Index([3, 4, 5], name='idx')
-        result2 = idx1.intersection(idx2)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(result2, expected2)
-        assert result2.name == expected2.name
-
-        # if target name is different, it will be reset
-        idx3 = Index([3, 4, 5, 6, 7], name='other')
-        expected3 = Index([3, 4, 5], name=None)
-        result3 = idx1.intersection(idx3)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(result3, expected3)
-        assert result3.name == expected3.name
-
-        # non monotonic
-        idx1 = Index([5, 3, 2, 4, 1], name='idx')
-        idx2 = Index([4, 7, 6, 5, 3], name='idx')
-        expected = Index([5, 3, 4], name='idx')
-        result = idx1.intersection(idx2)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("index2,keeps_name", [
+        (Index([3, 4, 5, 6, 7], name="index"), True),  # preserve same name
+        (Index([3, 4, 5, 6, 7], name="other"), False),  # drop diff names
+        (Index([3, 4, 5, 6, 7]), False)])
+    def test_intersection_name_preservation(self, index2, keeps_name):
+        index1 = Index([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], name='index')
+        expected = Index([3, 4, 5])
+        result = index1.intersection(index2)
 
-        idx2 = Index([4, 7, 6, 5, 3], name='other')
-        expected = Index([5, 3, 4], name=None)
-        result = idx1.intersection(idx2)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
+        if keeps_name:
+            expected.name = 'index'
 
-        # non-monotonic non-unique
-        idx1 = Index(['A', 'B', 'A', 'C'])
-        idx2 = Index(['B', 'D'])
-        expected = Index(['B'], dtype='object')
-        result = idx1.intersection(idx2)
+        assert result.name == expected.name
         tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
 
-        idx2 = Index(['B', 'D', 'A'])
-        expected = Index(['A', 'B', 'A'], dtype='object')
-        result = idx1.intersection(idx2)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
-
-        # preserve names
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("first_name,second_name,expected_name", [
+        ('A', 'A', 'A'), ('A', 'B', None), (None, 'B', None)])
+    def test_intersection_name_preservation2(self, first_name, second_name,
+                                             expected_name):
         first = self.strIndex[5:20]
         second = self.strIndex[:10]
-        first.name = 'A'
-        second.name = 'A'
+        first.name = first_name
+        second.name = second_name
         intersect = first.intersection(second)
-        assert intersect.name == 'A'
+        assert intersect.name == expected_name
 
-        second.name = 'B'
-        intersect = first.intersection(second)
-        assert intersect.name is None
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("index2,keeps_name", [
+        (Index([4, 7, 6, 5, 3], name='index'), True),
+        (Index([4, 7, 6, 5, 3], name='other'), False)])
+    def test_intersection_monotonic(self, index2, keeps_name):
+        index1 = Index([5, 3, 2, 4, 1], name='index')
+        expected = Index([5, 3, 4])
 
-        first.name = None
-        second.name = 'B'
-        intersect = first.intersection(second)
-        assert intersect.name is None
+        if keeps_name:
+            expected.name = "index"
+
+        result = index1.intersection(index2)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("index2,expected_arr", [
+        (Index(['B', 'D']), ['B']),
+        (Index(['B', 'D', 'A']), ['A', 'B', 'A'])])
+    def test_intersection_non_monotonic_non_unique(self, index2, expected_arr):
+        # non-monotonic non-unique
+        index1 = Index(['A', 'B', 'A', 'C'])
+        expected = Index(expected_arr, dtype='object')
+        result = index1.intersection(index2)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
 
     def test_intersect_str_dates(self):
         dt_dates = [datetime(2012, 2, 9), datetime(2012, 2, 22)]
 
         i1 = Index(dt_dates, dtype=object)
         i2 = Index(['aa'], dtype=object)
-        res = i2.intersection(i1)
+        result = i2.intersection(i1)
 
-        assert len(res) == 0
+        assert len(result) == 0
 
     def test_union(self):
+        # TODO: Replace with fixturesult
         first = self.strIndex[5:20]
         second = self.strIndex[:10]
         everything = self.strIndex[:20]
+
         union = first.union(second)
         assert tm.equalContents(union, everything)
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("klass", [
+        np.array, Series, list])
+    def test_union_from_iterables(self, klass):
         # GH 10149
-        cases = [klass(second.values) for klass in [np.array, Series, list]]
-        for case in cases:
-            result = first.union(case)
-            assert tm.equalContents(result, everything)
+        # TODO: Replace with fixturesult
+        first = self.strIndex[5:20]
+        second = self.strIndex[:10]
+        everything = self.strIndex[:20]
+
+        case = klass(second.values)
+        result = first.union(case)
+        assert tm.equalContents(result, everything)
+
+    def test_union_identity(self):
+        # TODO: replace with fixturesult
+        first = self.strIndex[5:20]
 
-        # Corner cases
         union = first.union(first)
         assert union is first
 
@@ -766,61 +771,22 @@ def test_union(self):
         union = Index([]).union(first)
         assert union is first
 
-        # preserve names
-        first = Index(list('ab'), name='A')
-        second = Index(list('ab'), name='B')
-        union = first.union(second)
-        expected = Index(list('ab'), name=None)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(union, expected)
-
-        first = Index(list('ab'), name='A')
-        second = Index([], name='B')
-        union = first.union(second)
-        expected = Index(list('ab'), name=None)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(union, expected)
-
-        first = Index([], name='A')
-        second = Index(list('ab'), name='B')
-        union = first.union(second)
-        expected = Index(list('ab'), name=None)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(union, expected)
-
-        first = Index(list('ab'))
-        second = Index(list('ab'), name='B')
-        union = first.union(second)
-        expected = Index(list('ab'), name='B')
-        tm.assert_index_equal(union, expected)
-
-        first = Index([])
-        second = Index(list('ab'), name='B')
-        union = first.union(second)
-        expected = Index(list('ab'), name='B')
-        tm.assert_index_equal(union, expected)
-
-        first = Index(list('ab'))
-        second = Index([], name='B')
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("first_list", [list('ab'), list()])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("second_list", [list('ab'), list()])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("first_name, second_name, expected_name", [
+        ('A', 'B', None), (None, 'B', 'B'), ('A', None, 'A')])
+    def test_union_name_preservation(self, first_list, second_list, first_name,
+                                     second_name, expected_name):
+        first = Index(first_list, name=first_name)
+        second = Index(second_list, name=second_name)
         union = first.union(second)
-        expected = Index(list('ab'), name='B')
-        tm.assert_index_equal(union, expected)
 
-        first = Index(list('ab'), name='A')
-        second = Index(list('ab'))
-        union = first.union(second)
-        expected = Index(list('ab'), name='A')
-        tm.assert_index_equal(union, expected)
-
-        first = Index(list('ab'), name='A')
-        second = Index([])
-        union = first.union(second)
-        expected = Index(list('ab'), name='A')
-        tm.assert_index_equal(union, expected)
-
-        first = Index([], name='A')
-        second = Index(list('ab'))
-        union = first.union(second)
-        expected = Index(list('ab'), name='A')
+        vals = sorted(set(first_list).union(second_list))
+        expected = Index(vals, name=expected_name)
         tm.assert_index_equal(union, expected)
 
+    def test_union_dt_as_obj(self):
+        # TODO: Replace with fixturesult
         with tm.assert_produces_warning(RuntimeWarning):
             firstCat = self.strIndex.union(self.dateIndex)
         secondCat = self.strIndex.union(self.strIndex)
@@ -837,28 +803,29 @@ def test_union(self):
         tm.assert_contains_all(self.dateIndex, firstCat)
 
     def test_add(self):
-        idx = self.strIndex
+        index = self.strIndex
         expected = Index(self.strIndex.values * 2)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(idx + idx, expected)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(idx + idx.tolist(), expected)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(idx.tolist() + idx, expected)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(index + index, expected)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(index + index.tolist(), expected)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(index.tolist() + index, expected)
 
         # test add and radd
-        idx = Index(list('abc'))
+        index = Index(list('abc'))
         expected = Index(['a1', 'b1', 'c1'])
-        tm.assert_index_equal(idx + '1', expected)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(index + '1', expected)
         expected = Index(['1a', '1b', '1c'])
-        tm.assert_index_equal('1' + idx, expected)
+        tm.assert_index_equal('1' + index, expected)
 
     def test_sub(self):
-        idx = self.strIndex
-        pytest.raises(TypeError, lambda: idx - 'a')
-        pytest.raises(TypeError, lambda: idx - idx)
-        pytest.raises(TypeError, lambda: idx - idx.tolist())
-        pytest.raises(TypeError, lambda: idx.tolist() - idx)
+        index = self.strIndex
+        pytest.raises(TypeError, lambda: index - 'a')
+        pytest.raises(TypeError, lambda: index - index)
+        pytest.raises(TypeError, lambda: index - index.tolist())
+        pytest.raises(TypeError, lambda: index.tolist() - index)
 
     def test_map_identity_mapping(self):
         # GH 12766
+        # TODO: replace with fixture
         for name, cur_index in self.indices.items():
             tm.assert_index_equal(cur_index, cur_index.map(lambda x: x))
 
@@ -867,17 +834,18 @@ def test_map_with_tuples(self):
 
         # Test that returning a single tuple from an Index
         #   returns an Index.
-        idx = tm.makeIntIndex(3)
+        index = tm.makeIntIndex(3)
         result = tm.makeIntIndex(3).map(lambda x: (x,))
-        expected = Index([(i,) for i in idx])
+        expected = Index([(i,) for i in index])
         tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
 
         # Test that returning a tuple from a map of a single index
         #   returns a MultiIndex object.
-        result = idx.map(lambda x: (x, x == 1))
-        expected = MultiIndex.from_tuples([(i, i == 1) for i in idx])
+        result = index.map(lambda x: (x, x == 1))
+        expected = MultiIndex.from_tuples([(i, i == 1) for i in index])
         tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
 
+    def test_map_with_tuples_mi(self):
         # Test that returning a single object from a MultiIndex
         #   returns an Index.
         first_level = ['foo', 'bar', 'baz']
@@ -885,20 +853,18 @@ def test_map_with_tuples(self):
         reduced_index = multi_index.map(lambda x: x[0])
         tm.assert_index_equal(reduced_index, Index(first_level))
 
-    def test_map_tseries_indices_return_index(self):
-        date_index = tm.makeDateIndex(10)
-        exp = Index([1] * 10)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(exp, date_index.map(lambda x: 1))
-
-        period_index = tm.makePeriodIndex(10)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(exp, period_index.map(lambda x: 1))
-
-        tdelta_index = tm.makeTimedeltaIndex(10)
-        tm.assert_index_equal(exp, tdelta_index.map(lambda x: 1))
-
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("attr", [
+        'makeDateIndex', 'makePeriodIndex', 'makeTimedeltaIndex'])
+    def test_map_tseries_indices_return_index(self, attr):
+        index = getattr(tm, attr)(10)
+        expected = Index([1] * 10)
+        result = index.map(lambda x: 1)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(expected, result)
+
+    def test_map_tseries_indices_accsr_return_index(self):
         date_index = tm.makeDateIndex(24, freq='h', name='hourly')
-        exp = Index(range(24), name='hourly')
-        tm.assert_index_equal(exp, date_index.map(lambda x: x.hour))
+        expected = Index(range(24), name='hourly')
+        tm.assert_index_equal(expected, date_index.map(lambda x: x.hour))
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "mapper",
@@ -908,10 +874,11 @@ def test_map_tseries_indices_return_index(self):
     def test_map_dictlike(self, mapper):
         # GH 12756
         expected = Index(['foo', 'bar', 'baz'])
-        idx = tm.makeIntIndex(3)
-        result = idx.map(mapper(expected.values, idx))
+        index = tm.makeIntIndex(3)
+        result = index.map(mapper(expected.values, index))
         tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
 
+        # TODO: replace with fixture
         for name in self.indices.keys():
             if name == 'catIndex':
                 # Tested in test_categorical
@@ -930,29 +897,28 @@ def test_map_dictlike(self, mapper):
             result = index.map(mapper(expected, index))
             tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
 
-    def test_map_with_non_function_missing_values(self):
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("mapper", [
+        Series(['foo', 2., 'baz'], index=[0, 2, -1]),
+        {0: 'foo', 2: 2.0, -1: 'baz'}])
+    def test_map_with_non_function_missing_values(self, mapper):
         # GH 12756
         expected = Index([2., np.nan, 'foo'])
-        input = Index([2, 1, 0])
-
-        mapper = Series(['foo', 2., 'baz'], index=[0, 2, -1])
-        tm.assert_index_equal(expected, input.map(mapper))
+        result = Index([2, 1, 0]).map(mapper)
 
-        mapper = {0: 'foo', 2: 2.0, -1: 'baz'}
-        tm.assert_index_equal(expected, input.map(mapper))
+        tm.assert_index_equal(expected, result)
 
     def test_map_na_exclusion(self):
-        idx = Index([1.5, np.nan, 3, np.nan, 5])
+        index = Index([1.5, np.nan, 3, np.nan, 5])
 
-        result = idx.map(lambda x: x * 2, na_action='ignore')
-        exp = idx * 2
-        tm.assert_index_equal(result, exp)
+        result = index.map(lambda x: x * 2, na_action='ignore')
+        expected = index * 2
+        tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
 
     def test_map_defaultdict(self):
-        idx = Index([1, 2, 3])
+        index = Index([1, 2, 3])
         default_dict = defaultdict(lambda: 'blank')
         default_dict[1] = 'stuff'
-        result = idx.map(default_dict)
+        result = index.map(default_dict)
         expected = Index(['stuff', 'blank', 'blank'])
         tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
 
@@ -967,18 +933,14 @@ def test_append_multiple(self):
         result = index.append([])
         tm.assert_index_equal(result, index)
 
-    def test_append_empty_preserve_name(self):
-        left = Index([], name='foo')
-        right = Index([1, 2, 3], name='foo')
-
-        result = left.append(right)
-        assert result.name == 'foo'
-
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("name,expected", [
+        ('foo', 'foo'), ('bar', None)])
+    def test_append_empty_preserve_name(self, name, expected):
         left = Index([], name='foo')
-        right = Index([1, 2, 3], name='bar')
+        right = Index([1, 2, 3], name=name)
 
         result = left.append(right)
-        assert result.name is None
+        assert result.name == expected
 
     def test_add_string(self):
         # from bug report
@@ -996,78 +958,82 @@ def test_iadd_string(self):
         index += '_x'
         assert 'a_x' in index
 
-    def test_difference(self):
-
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("second_name,expected", [
+        (None, None), ('name', 'name')])
+    def test_difference_name_preservation(self, second_name, expected):
+        # TODO: replace with fixturesult
         first = self.strIndex[5:20]
         second = self.strIndex[:10]
         answer = self.strIndex[10:20]
+
         first.name = 'name'
-        # different names
+        second.name = second_name
         result = first.difference(second)
 
         assert tm.equalContents(result, answer)
-        assert result.name is None
 
-        # same names
-        second.name = 'name'
-        result = first.difference(second)
-        assert result.name == 'name'
+        if expected is None:
+            assert result.name is None
+        else:
+            assert result.name == expected
 
-        # with empty
+    def test_difference_empty_arg(self):
+        first = self.strIndex[5:20]
+        first.name == 'name'
         result = first.difference([])
+
         assert tm.equalContents(result, first)
         assert result.name == first.name
 
-        # with everything
+    def test_difference_identity(self):
+        first = self.strIndex[5:20]
+        first.name == 'name'
         result = first.difference(first)
+
         assert len(result) == 0
         assert result.name == first.name
 
     def test_symmetric_difference(self):
         # smoke
-        idx1 = Index([1, 2, 3, 4], name='idx1')
-        idx2 = Index([2, 3, 4, 5])
-        result = idx1.symmetric_difference(idx2)
+        index1 = Index([1, 2, 3, 4], name='index1')
+        index2 = Index([2, 3, 4, 5])
+        result = index1.symmetric_difference(index2)
         expected = Index([1, 5])
         assert tm.equalContents(result, expected)
         assert result.name is None
 
         # __xor__ syntax
-        expected = idx1 ^ idx2
+        expected = index1 ^ index2
         assert tm.equalContents(result, expected)
         assert result.name is None
 
-        # multiIndex
-        idx1 = MultiIndex.from_tuples(self.tuples)
-        idx2 = MultiIndex.from_tuples([('foo', 1), ('bar', 3)])
-        result = idx1.symmetric_difference(idx2)
+    def test_symmetric_difference_mi(self):
+        index1 = MultiIndex.from_tuples(self.tuples)
+        index2 = MultiIndex.from_tuples([('foo', 1), ('bar', 3)])
+        result = index1.symmetric_difference(index2)
         expected = MultiIndex.from_tuples([('bar', 2), ('baz', 3), ('bar', 3)])
         assert tm.equalContents(result, expected)
 
-        # nans:
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("index2,expected", [
+        (Index([0, 1, np.nan]), Index([0.0, 2.0, 3.0])),
+        (Index([0, 1]), Index([0.0, 2.0, 3.0, np.nan]))])
+    def test_symmetric_difference_missing(self, index2, expected):
         # GH 13514 change: {nan} - {nan} == {}
         # (GH 6444, sorting of nans, is no longer an issue)
-        idx1 = Index([1, np.nan, 2, 3])
-        idx2 = Index([0, 1, np.nan])
-        idx3 = Index([0, 1])
+        index1 = Index([1, np.nan, 2, 3])
 
-        result = idx1.symmetric_difference(idx2)
-        expected = Index([0.0, 2.0, 3.0])
+        result = index1.symmetric_difference(index2)
         tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
 
-        result = idx1.symmetric_difference(idx3)
-        expected = Index([0.0, 2.0, 3.0, np.nan])
-        tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
-
-        # other not an Index:
-        idx1 = Index([1, 2, 3, 4], name='idx1')
-        idx2 = np.array([2, 3, 4, 5])
+    def test_symmetric_difference_non_index(self):
+        index1 = Index([1, 2, 3, 4], name='index1')
+        index2 = np.array([2, 3, 4, 5])
         expected = Index([1, 5])
-        result = idx1.symmetric_difference(idx2)
+        result = index1.symmetric_difference(index2)
         assert tm.equalContents(result, expected)
-        assert result.name == 'idx1'
+        assert result.name == 'index1'
 
-        result = idx1.symmetric_difference(idx2, result_name='new_name')
+        result = index1.symmetric_difference(index2, result_name='new_name')
         assert tm.equalContents(result, expected)
         assert result.name == 'new_name'
 
@@ -1076,9 +1042,9 @@ def test_difference_type(self):
         # If taking difference of a set and itself, it
         # needs to preserve the type of the index
         skip_index_keys = ['repeats']
-        for key, idx in self.generate_index_types(skip_index_keys):
-            result = idx.difference(idx)
-            expected = idx.drop(idx)
+        for key, index in self.generate_index_types(skip_index_keys):
+            result = index.difference(index)
+            expected = index.drop(index)
             tm.assert_index_equal(result, expected)
 
     def test_intersection_difference(self):
@@ -1087,30 +1053,28 @@ def test_intersection_difference(self):
         # empty index produces the same index as the difference
         # of an index with itself.  Test for all types
         skip_index_keys = ['repeats']
-        for key, idx in self.generate_index_types(skip_index_keys):
-            inter = idx.intersection(idx.drop(idx))
-            diff = idx.difference(idx)
+        for key, index in self.generate_index_types(skip_index_keys):
+            inter = index.intersection(index.drop(index))
+            diff = index.difference(index)
             tm.assert_index_equal(inter, diff)
 
-    def test_is_numeric(self):
-        assert not self.dateIndex.is_numeric()
-        assert not self.strIndex.is_numeric()
-        assert self.intIndex.is_numeric()
-        assert self.floatIndex.is_numeric()
-        assert not self.catIndex.is_numeric()
-
-    def test_is_object(self):
-        assert self.strIndex.is_object()
-        assert self.boolIndex.is_object()
-        assert not self.catIndex.is_object()
-        assert not self.intIndex.is_object()
-        assert not self.dateIndex.is_object()
-        assert not self.floatIndex.is_object()
-
-    def test_is_all_dates(self):
-        assert self.dateIndex.is_all_dates
-        assert not self.strIndex.is_all_dates
-        assert not self.intIndex.is_all_dates
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("attr,expected", [
+        ('strIndex', False), ('boolIndex', False), ('catIndex', False),
+        ('intIndex', True), ('dateIndex', False), ('floatIndex', True)])
+    def test_is_numeric(self, attr, expected):
+        assert getattr(self, attr).is_numeric() == expected
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("attr,expected", [
+        ('strIndex', True), ('boolIndex', True), ('catIndex', False),
+        ('intIndex', False), ('dateIndex', False), ('floatIndex', False)])
+    def test_is_object(self, attr, expected):
+        assert getattr(self, attr).is_object() == expected
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("attr,expected", [
+        ('strIndex', False), ('boolIndex', False), ('catIndex', False),
+        ('intIndex', False), ('dateIndex', True), ('floatIndex', False)])
+    def test_is_all_dates(self, attr, expected):
+        assert getattr(self, attr).is_all_dates == expected
 
     def test_summary(self):
         self._check_method_works(Index._summary)
@@ -1142,19 +1106,21 @@ def test_format(self):
             expected = [str(index[0])]
             assert formatted == expected
 
+        self.strIndex[:0].format()
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("vals", [
+        [1, 2.0 + 3.0j, 4.], ['a', 'b', 'c']])
+    def test_format_missing(self, vals, nulls_fixture):
         # 2845
-        index = Index([1, 2.0 + 3.0j, np.nan])
-        formatted = index.format()
-        expected = [str(index[0]), str(index[1]), u('NaN')]
-        assert formatted == expected
+        vals = list(vals)  # Copy for each iteration
+        vals.append(nulls_fixture)
+        index = Index(vals)
 
-        # is this really allowed?
-        index = Index([1, 2.0 + 3.0j, None])
         formatted = index.format()
-        expected = [str(index[0]), str(index[1]), u('NaN')]
-        assert formatted == expected
+        expected = [str(index[0]), str(index[1]), str(index[2]), u('NaN')]
 
-        self.strIndex[:0].format()
+        assert formatted == expected
+        assert index[3] is nulls_fixture
 
     def test_format_with_name_time_info(self):
         # bug I fixed 12/20/2011
@@ -1172,19 +1138,13 @@ def test_format_datetime_with_time(self):
         assert len(result) == 2
         assert result == expected
 
-    def test_format_none(self):
-        values = ['a', 'b', 'c', None]
-
-        idx = Index(values)
-        idx.format()
-        assert idx[3] is None
-
-    def test_logical_compat(self):
-        idx = self.create_index()
-        assert idx.all() == idx.values.all()
-        assert idx.any() == idx.values.any()
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("op", ['any', 'all'])
+    def test_logical_compat(self, op):
+        index = self.create_index()
+        assert getattr(index, op)() == getattr(index.values, op)()
 
     def _check_method_works(self, method):
+        # TODO: make this a dedicated test with parametrized methods
         method(self.empty)
         method(self.dateIndex)
         method(self.unicodeIndex)
@@ -1194,41 +1154,39 @@ def _check_method_works(self, method):
         method(self.catIndex)
 
     def test_get_indexer(self):
-        idx1 = Index([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
-        idx2 = Index([2, 4, 6])
-
-        r1 = idx1.get_indexer(idx2)
-        assert_almost_equal(r1, np.array([1, 3, -1], dtype=np.intp))
+        index1 = Index([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
+        index2 = Index([2, 4, 6])
 
-        r1 = idx2.get_indexer(idx1, method='pad')
-        e1 = np.array([-1, 0, 0, 1, 1], dtype=np.intp)
+        r1 = index1.get_indexer(index2)
+        e1 = np.array([1, 3, -1], dtype=np.intp)
         assert_almost_equal(r1, e1)
 
-        r2 = idx2.get_indexer(idx1[::-1], method='pad')
-        assert_almost_equal(r2, e1[::-1])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("reverse", [True, False])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("expected,method", [
+        (np.array([-1, 0, 0, 1, 1], dtype=np.intp), 'pad'),
+        (np.array([-1, 0, 0, 1, 1], dtype=np.intp), 'ffill'),
+        (np.array([0, 0, 1, 1, 2], dtype=np.intp), 'backfill'),
+        (np.array([0, 0, 1, 1, 2], dtype=np.intp), 'bfill')])
+    def test_get_indexer_methods(self, reverse, expected, method):
+        index1 = Index([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
+        index2 = Index([2, 4, 6])
 
-        rffill1 = idx2.get_indexer(idx1, method='ffill')
-        assert_almost_equal(r1, rffill1)
-
-        r1 = idx2.get_indexer(idx1, method='backfill')
-        e1 = np.array([0, 0, 1, 1, 2], dtype=np.intp)
-        assert_almost_equal(r1, e1)
+        if reverse:
+            index1 = index1[::-1]
+            expected = expected[::-1]
 
-        rbfill1 = idx2.get_indexer(idx1, method='bfill')
-        assert_almost_equal(r1, rbfill1)
-
-        r2 = idx2.get_indexer(idx1[::-1], method='backfill')
-        assert_almost_equal(r2, e1[::-1])
+        result = index2.get_indexer(index1, method=method)
+        assert_almost_equal(result, expected)
 
     def test_get_indexer_invalid(self):
         # GH10411
-        idx = Index(np.arange(10))
+        index = Index(np.arange(10))
 
         with tm.assert_raises_regex(ValueError, 'tolerance argument'):
-            idx.get_indexer([1, 0], tolerance=1)
+            index.get_indexer([1, 0], tolerance=1)
 
         with tm.assert_raises_regex(ValueError, 'limit argument'):
-            idx.get_indexer([1, 0], limit=1)
+            index.get_indexer([1, 0], limit=1)
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         'method, tolerance, indexer, expected',
@@ -1251,9 +1209,9 @@ def test_get_indexer_invalid(self):
             ('backfill', 0.2, [0.2, 1.8, 8.5], [-1, 2, -1]),
             ('nearest', 0.2, [0.2, 1.8, 8.5], [0, 2, -1])])
     def test_get_indexer_nearest(self, method, tolerance, indexer, expected):
-        idx = Index(np.arange(10))
+        index = Index(np.arange(10))
 
-        actual = idx.get_indexer(indexer, method=method, tolerance=tolerance)
+        actual = index.get_indexer(indexer, method=method, tolerance=tolerance)
         tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(actual, np.array(expected,
                                                      dtype=np.intp))
 
@@ -1266,57 +1224,54 @@ def test_get_indexer_nearest(self, method, tolerance, indexer, expected):
                   [-1, 2, 9]])))
     def test_get_indexer_nearest_listlike_tolerance(self, tolerance,
                                                     expected, listtype):
-        idx = Index(np.arange(10))
+        index = Index(np.arange(10))
 
-        actual = idx.get_indexer([0.2, 1.8, 8.5], method='nearest',
-                                 tolerance=listtype(tolerance))
+        actual = index.get_indexer([0.2, 1.8, 8.5], method='nearest',
+                                   tolerance=listtype(tolerance))
         tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(actual, np.array(expected,
                                                      dtype=np.intp))
 
     def test_get_indexer_nearest_error(self):
-        idx = Index(np.arange(10))
+        index = Index(np.arange(10))
         with tm.assert_raises_regex(ValueError, 'limit argument'):
-            idx.get_indexer([1, 0], method='nearest', limit=1)
+            index.get_indexer([1, 0], method='nearest', limit=1)
 
         with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='tolerance size must match'):
-            idx.get_indexer([1, 0], method='nearest',
-                            tolerance=[1, 2, 3])
+            index.get_indexer([1, 0], method='nearest',
+                              tolerance=[1, 2, 3])
 
-    def test_get_indexer_nearest_decreasing(self):
-        idx = Index(np.arange(10))[::-1]
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("method,expected", [
+        ('pad', [8, 7, 0]), ('backfill', [9, 8, 1]), ('nearest', [9, 7, 0])])
+    def test_get_indexer_nearest_decreasing(self, method, expected):
+        index = Index(np.arange(10))[::-1]
 
-        all_methods = ['pad', 'backfill', 'nearest']
-        for method in all_methods:
-            actual = idx.get_indexer([0, 5, 9], method=method)
-            tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(actual, np.array([9, 4, 0],
-                                                         dtype=np.intp))
+        actual = index.get_indexer([0, 5, 9], method=method)
+        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(actual, np.array([9, 4, 0], dtype=np.intp))
 
-        for method, expected in zip(all_methods, [[8, 7, 0], [9, 8, 1],
-                                                  [9, 7, 0]]):
-            actual = idx.get_indexer([0.2, 1.8, 8.5], method=method)
-            tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(actual, np.array(expected,
-                                                         dtype=np.intp))
+        actual = index.get_indexer([0.2, 1.8, 8.5], method=method)
+        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(actual, np.array(expected, dtype=np.intp))
 
-    def test_get_indexer_strings(self):
-        idx = pd.Index(['b', 'c'])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("method,expected", [
+        ('pad', np.array([-1, 0, 1, 1], dtype=np.intp)),
+        ('backfill', np.array([0, 0, 1, -1], dtype=np.intp))])
+    def test_get_indexer_strings(self, method, expected):
+        index = pd.Index(['b', 'c'])
+        actual = index.get_indexer(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'], method=method)
 
-        actual = idx.get_indexer(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'], method='pad')
-        expected = np.array([-1, 0, 1, 1], dtype=np.intp)
         tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(actual, expected)
 
-        actual = idx.get_indexer(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'], method='backfill')
-        expected = np.array([0, 0, 1, -1], dtype=np.intp)
-        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(actual, expected)
+    def test_get_indexer_strings_raises(self):
+        index = pd.Index(['b', 'c'])
 
         with pytest.raises(TypeError):
-            idx.get_indexer(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'], method='nearest')
+            index.get_indexer(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'], method='nearest')
 
         with pytest.raises(TypeError):
-            idx.get_indexer(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'], method='pad', tolerance=2)
+            index.get_indexer(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'], method='pad', tolerance=2)
 
         with pytest.raises(TypeError):
-            idx.get_indexer(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'], method='pad',
-                            tolerance=[2, 2, 2, 2])
+            index.get_indexer(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'], method='pad',
+                              tolerance=[2, 2, 2, 2])
 
     def test_get_indexer_numeric_index_boolean_target(self):
         # GH 16877