def METHOD_NAME(self):
    mobobj = create_object(mob.Mob, key="mob")
    self.assertEqual(mobobj.db.is_dead, True)
    mobobj.set_alive()
    self.assertEqual(mobobj.db.is_dead, False)
    mobobj.set_dead()
    self.assertEqual(mobobj.db.is_dead, True)
    mobobj._set_ticker(0, "foo", stop=True)
    # TODO should be expanded with further tests of the modes and damage etc.