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Do you like moral dilemmas? Be judge & jury in this short story. This personality test sets you a moral dilemma in a love story & a murder. Answer the five questions at the end to reveal its meaning & something about your personality.

The Story There is a river with a bridge over it, and a WIFE and her HUSBAND live in a house on one side. The WIFE has a LOVER who lives on the other side. The only way to get across the river is to walk across the bridge or ask the BOATMAN to take you. The HUSBAND has to go on an overnight business trip in a faraway town.. The WIFE pleads with him to take her with him. She knows if he doesn't she'll be unfaithful to him. The HUSBAND absolutely refuses to take her because she will only be in the way of his important business. So the husband goes alone. That night the WIFE goes over the bridge & stays with her LOVER. Dawn is almost up when the WIFE leaves because she must be back home before her HUSBAND returns. She starts across the bridge but sees an ASSASSIN waiting for her on the other side. She knows if she tries to cross, he will murder her. In terror, she runs up the side of the river and asks the BOATMAN to take her across the river, but he wants half-a-crown. She has no money, so he refuses to take her. The WIFE runs back to the LOVER'S house & explains her predicament and asks him for the half-a-crown to pay the BOATMAN. The LOVER refuses, telling her it's her own fault for getting into this situation. As dawn comes up the WIFE is nearly out of her mind & decides to dash across the bridge. When she comes face to face with the ASSASSIN, he takes a large knife and stabs her until she is dead. How to do this test. Now give the names of the five characters in the order in which you think they were most responsible for the WIFE'S death. ie The WIFE, HUSBAND, LOVER, ASSASSIN, & BOATMAN in the order you think they are most guilty.

Assassin, wife, lover, boatman, husband *worries* Gwynne

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Crikey Gwynne..you were quick! Heres your score then...in order of importance! Money Fun Sex Magic Love (Oh Heck...tis only for fun LOL) X

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Wife, Lover, Boatman, Assasin, Husband.......... Awaits with baited breath :) Deb

OOOOOO ok i will go with gut instinct and not give it much thought Assassin Lover Boatman wife husband Gawd knows what that says about me!!! xx

lol, that is so wrong - don't give a flying whatsit about money as long as I don't starve. Gwynne

Here's the key to this. LOVER = SEX WIFE = FUN (fun could also mean contentment) ASSASSIN = MONEY BOATMAN = MAGIC (magic could also mean luck) HUSBAND = LOVE Each of the characters is a symbol for one aspect in your life, it reveals what's most important to you in your life. Therefore if you thought that the lover was the most responsible then sex is the most important thing in your life. If you thought that the wife was second most responsible then fun is the second most important thing in your life and so on.

Oh Dear...Common theme here called money ! Muffy.. Money Sex Magic Fun Love ***************** Likkle Money Love Fun Sex Magic ***************** Ho Hum !! X

ooooooooo no I wouldn't say that I was more motivated by money and least motivated by love !!!! My reasoning was that the Assassin was most responsible cos he ultimately did her in. Lover cos he should have had a loyalty towards her but didn't cos he refused to hand over the money, the boatman cos he turned his back on a damsel in distress but I consider him less responsible than the lover as he had no physical/emotional attachment to the wife, the wife cos she was a bit of a doughnut to start with but didn't really mean to hurt anyone, and the husband least cos he didn't have a clue what was going on lololololol xx

Lunar Money Sex Mgic Fun Love (Oh Dear hehe) ***************************** McAnne Love Fun Magic Sex Money (Well done....first person not to be materialistic LOL) X

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Deb... Fun Sex Magic Money Love ************************ Black Country Fun Love Sex Magic Money *********************** Hmmm reckon you lot are cheating now!! ;o)

****hmmm - trying to think if this is a good thing***** :) Deb

Well I would say that the only person responsible for her death was the assassin....Full Stop...so what does that say about me then? Money money money LOL Hmmmmmmmmm Good fun tho ! X

Sally.... Sex Fun Money Magic Love ********************* Rosi........... Love Money Fun Sex Magic ************************