diff --git a/captum/testing/helpers/basic_models.py b/captum/testing/helpers/basic_models.py
index 77584594a9..72a26607ab 100644
--- a/captum/testing/helpers/basic_models.py
+++ b/captum/testing/helpers/basic_models.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # pyre-strict
 
-from typing import no_type_check, Optional, Tuple, Union
+from typing import Dict, no_type_check, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 import torch
 import torch.nn as nn
@@ -467,7 +467,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.linear3.bias = nn.Parameter(torch.tensor([-1.0, 1.0]))
 
     @no_type_check
-    def forward(self, x: Tensor, add_input: Optional[Tensor] = None) -> Tensor:
+    def forward(
+        self, x: Tensor, add_input: Optional[Tensor] = None
+    ) -> Dict[str, Tensor]:
         input = x if add_input is None else x + add_input
         lin0_out = self.linear0(input)
         lin1_out = self.linear1(lin0_out)
@@ -485,7 +487,14 @@ def forward(self, x: Tensor, add_input: Optional[Tensor] = None) -> Tensor:
 
         lin3_out = self.linear3(lin1_out_alt).to(torch.int64)
 
-        return torch.cat((lin2_out, lin3_out), dim=1)
+        output_tensors = torch.cat((lin2_out, lin3_out), dim=1)
+
+        # we return a dictionary of tensors as an output to test the case
+        # where an output accessor is required
+        return {
+            "task {}".format(i + 1): output_tensors[:, i]
+            for i in range(output_tensors.shape[1])
+        }
 
 
 class MultiRelu(nn.Module):