diff --git a/test/e2e_node/podresources_test.go b/test/e2e_node/podresources_test.go
index ab2e7a6704b..3cf97bd9736 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/podresources_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/podresources_test.go
@@ -54,6 +54,28 @@ type podDesc struct {
 	cpuRequest     int // cpuRequest is in millicores
 }
 
+func (desc podDesc) CpuRequestQty() resource.Quantity {
+	qty := resource.NewMilliQuantity(int64(desc.cpuRequest), resource.DecimalSI)
+	return *qty
+}
+
+func (desc podDesc) CpuRequestExclusive() int {
+	if (desc.cpuRequest % 1000) != 0 {
+		// exclusive cpus are request only if the quantity is integral;
+		// hence, explicitely rule out non-integral requests
+		return 0
+	}
+	return desc.cpuRequest / 1000
+}
+
+func (desc podDesc) RequiresCPU() bool {
+	return desc.cpuRequest > 0
+}
+
+func (desc podDesc) RequiresDevices() bool {
+	return desc.resourceName != "" && desc.resourceAmount > 0
+}
+
 func makePodResourcesTestPod(desc podDesc) *v1.Pod {
 	cnt := v1.Container{
 		Name:  desc.cntName,
@@ -64,15 +86,15 @@ func makePodResourcesTestPod(desc podDesc) *v1.Pod {
 		},
 		Command: []string{"sh", "-c", "sleep 1d"},
 	}
-	if desc.cpuRequest > 0 {
-		cpuRequestQty := resource.NewMilliQuantity(int64(desc.cpuRequest), resource.DecimalSI)
-		cnt.Resources.Requests[v1.ResourceCPU] = *cpuRequestQty
-		cnt.Resources.Limits[v1.ResourceCPU] = *cpuRequestQty
+	if desc.RequiresCPU() {
+		cpuRequestQty := desc.CpuRequestQty()
+		cnt.Resources.Requests[v1.ResourceCPU] = cpuRequestQty
+		cnt.Resources.Limits[v1.ResourceCPU] = cpuRequestQty
 		// we don't really care, we only need to be in guaranteed QoS
 		cnt.Resources.Requests[v1.ResourceMemory] = resource.MustParse("100Mi")
 		cnt.Resources.Limits[v1.ResourceMemory] = resource.MustParse("100Mi")
 	}
-	if desc.resourceName != "" && desc.resourceAmount > 0 {
+	if desc.RequiresDevices() {
 		cnt.Resources.Requests[v1.ResourceName(desc.resourceName)] = resource.MustParse(fmt.Sprintf("%d", desc.resourceAmount))
 		cnt.Resources.Limits[v1.ResourceName(desc.resourceName)] = resource.MustParse(fmt.Sprintf("%d", desc.resourceAmount))
 	}
@@ -185,7 +207,7 @@ func matchPodDescWithResources(expected []podDesc, found podResMap) error {
 		if !ok {
 			return fmt.Errorf("no container resources for pod %q container %q", podReq.podName, podReq.cntName)
 		}
-		if podReq.cpuRequest > 0 {
+		if podReq.RequiresCPU() {
 			if isIntegral(podReq.cpuRequest) && len(cntInfo.CpuIds) != int(podReq.cpuRequest) {
 				return fmt.Errorf("pod %q container %q expected %d cpus got %v", podReq.podName, podReq.cntName, podReq.cpuRequest, cntInfo.CpuIds)
 			}
@@ -193,7 +215,7 @@ func matchPodDescWithResources(expected []podDesc, found podResMap) error {
 				return fmt.Errorf("pod %q container %q requested %d expected to be allocated CPUs from shared pool %v", podReq.podName, podReq.cntName, podReq.cpuRequest, cntInfo.CpuIds)
 			}
 		}
-		if podReq.resourceName != "" && podReq.resourceAmount > 0 {
+		if podReq.RequiresDevices() {
 			dev := findContainerDeviceByName(cntInfo.GetDevices(), podReq.resourceName)
 			if dev == nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("pod %q container %q expected data for resource %q not found", podReq.podName, podReq.cntName, podReq.resourceName)