diff --git a/glymur/jp2k.py b/glymur/jp2k.py
index b33cbdf..c9021be 100644
--- a/glymur/jp2k.py
+++ b/glymur/jp2k.py
@@ -761,6 +761,7 @@ class Jp2k(Jp2kBox):
 
     def __getitem__(self, *pargs):
         """
+        Slicing protocol.
         """
         if isinstance(pargs[0], slice):
             # Should have a slice object where start = stop = step = None
@@ -778,10 +779,11 @@ class Jp2k(Jp2kBox):
         # Assuming tuple from now on.
         ridx = pargs[0][0]
         cidx = pargs[0][1]
+        bidx = pargs[0][2]
 
         if ((ridx.step is None) and (cidx.step is None)):
             # Slicing with full resolution.
-            return self.read()[ridx, cidx]
+            return self.read()[ridx, cidx, bidx]
 
         if ((ridx.start is not None) or
                 (ridx.stop is not None) or
diff --git a/glymur/test/test_jp2k.py b/glymur/test/test_jp2k.py
index fcf5ea0..bbbe657 100644
--- a/glymur/test/test_jp2k.py
+++ b/glymur/test/test_jp2k.py
@@ -56,13 +56,14 @@ class TestSliceProtocol(unittest.TestCase):
     """
     Test slice protocol, i.e. when using [ ] to read image data.
     """
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.jp2file = glymur.data.nemo()
-        self.j2k = Jp2k(glymur.data.goodstuff())
-        self.jpxfile = glymur.data.jpxfile()
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(self):
 
-    def tearDown(self):
-        pass
+        self.jp2 = Jp2k(glymur.data.nemo())
+        self.jp2_data = self.jp2.read()
+
+        self.j2k = Jp2k(glymur.data.goodstuff())
+        self.j2k_data = self.j2k.read()
 
     def test_resolution_strides_cannot_differ(self):
         with self.assertRaises(IndexError):
@@ -82,75 +83,84 @@ class TestSliceProtocol(unittest.TestCase):
             self.j2k[:8:2, :8:2]
 
     def test_integer_index_in_3d(self):
-        all = self.j2k.read()
 
         d = self.j2k[:,:,0]
-        np.testing.assert_array_equal(all[:,:,0], d)
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(self.j2k_data[:,:,0], d)
 
         d = self.j2k[:,:,1]
-        np.testing.assert_array_equal(all[:,:,1], d)
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(self.j2k_data[:,:,1], d)
 
         d = self.j2k[:,:,2]
-        np.testing.assert_array_equal(all[:,:,2], d)
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(self.j2k_data[:,:,2], d)
 
     def test_slice_in_third_dimension(self):
-        all = self.j2k.read()
-
-        d = self.j2k[:,:,1:3]
-        np.testing.assert_array_equal(all[:,:,1:3], d)
+        actual = self.j2k[:,:,1:3]
+        expected = self.j2k_data[:,:,1:3]
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(actual, expected)
 
     def test_reduce_resolution_and_slice_in_third_dimension(self):
         d = self.j2k[::2, ::2, 1:3]
-        all = j.read(rlevel=1)
+        all = self.j2k.read(rlevel=1)
         np.testing.assert_array_equal(all[:,:,1:3], d)
 
-    def test_full_resolution_upper_left_quarter(self):
-        all = self.jp2[:]
+    def test_full_resolution_slicing_by_quarters(self):
+        # upper left
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(self.jp2_data[:728, :1296],
+                                      self.jp2[:728, :1296])
+        # lower left
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(self.jp2_data[728:, :1296],
+                                      self.jp2[728:, :1296])
 
-        d = j[:728, :1296]
-        np.testing.assert_array_equal(all[:728, :1296], d)
+    def test_full_resolution_slicing_by_quarters_upper_right(self):
+        actual = self.jp2[:728, 1296:]
+        expected = self.jp2_data[:728, 1296:]
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(actual, expected)
 
-    def test_full_resolution_lower_left_quarter(self):
-        all = self.jp2[:]
+    def test_full_resolution_slicing_by_quarters_lower_right(self):
+        actual = self.jp2[728:, 1296:]
+        expected = self.jp2_data[728:, 1296:]
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(actual, expected)
 
-        d = j[728:, :1296]
-        np.testing.assert_array_equal(all[728:, :1296], d)
+    def test_full_resolution_slicing_by_halves_left(self):
+        actual = self.jp2[:, :1296]
+        expected = self.jp2_data[:, :1296]
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(actual, expected)
 
-    def test_full_resolution_upper_right_quarter(self):
-        """
-        Slice protocol should work when not reducing resolution.
-        """
-        all = j[:]
+    def test_full_resolution_slicing_by_right_half(self):
+        actual = self.jp2[:, 1296:]
+        expected = self.jp2_data[:, 1296:]
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(actual, expected)
 
-        d = j[:728, 1296:]
-        np.testing.assert_array_equal(all[:728, 1296:], d)
+    def test_full_resolution_slicing_by_top_half(self):
+        actual = self.jp2[:728, :]
+        expected = self.jp2_data[:728, :]
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(actual, expected)
 
-    def test_full_resolution_lower_right_quarter(self):
-        all = j[:]
-
-        d = j[728:, 1296:]
-        np.testing.assert_array_equal(all[728:, :1296:], d)
+    def test_full_resolution_slicing_by_bottom_half(self):
+        actual = self.jp2[728:, :]
+        expected = self.jp2_data[728:, :]
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(actual, expected)
 
     def test_slice_protocol_2d_reduce_resolution(self):
         d = self.j2k[:]
         self.assertEqual(d.shape, (800, 480, 3))
 
-        d = j[::1, ::1]
+        d = self.j2k[::1, ::1]
         self.assertEqual(d.shape, (800, 480, 3))
 
-        d = j[::2, ::2]
+        d = self.j2k[::2, ::2]
         self.assertEqual(d.shape, (400, 240, 3))
 
-        d = j[::4, ::4]
+        d = self.j2k[::4, ::4]
         self.assertEqual(d.shape, (200, 120, 3))
 
-        d = j[::8, ::8]
+        d = self.j2k[::8, ::8]
         self.assertEqual(d.shape, (100, 60, 3))
 
-        d = j[::16, ::16]
+        d = self.j2k[::16, ::16]
         self.assertEqual(d.shape, (50, 30, 3))
 
-        d = j[::32, ::32]
+        d = self.j2k[::32, ::32]
         self.assertEqual(d.shape, (25, 15, 3))
 
 class TestJp2k(unittest.TestCase):