'Ensure that sending a GET request to the specified URL returns the
expected status code.
Arguments:
expected_status_code: The status_code that is expected in the
response.
params: Parameters to add to self.query_params to include in the
request.
url: The URL to send the GET request.  Default is self.url.
Returns:
response: The HttpResponse returned by the request'

def verify_response(self, expected_status_code=200, params=None, url=None):

    if params:
        self.query_params.update(params)
    response = self.client.get((url or self.url), self.query_params)
    self.assertEquals(response.status_code, expected_status_code)
    return response
