Who did it? - 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.




Q1: Which character was MOST responsible for the wife's death? Please select your answer from one of these options
a. The Wife was MOST responsible
b. The Husband was MOST responsible
c. The Lover was MOST responsible
d. The Assassin was MOST responsible
e. The Boatman was MOST responsible




Q2: Which character was SECOND most responsible for the wife's death? Please select your answer from one of these options
a. The Wife was second most responsible
b. The Husband was second most responsible
c. The Lover was second most responsible
d. The Assassin was second most responsible
e. The Boatman was second most responsible




Q3: Which character was THIRD most responsible for the wife's death?

Please select your answer from one of these options
a. The Wife was third most responsible
b. The Husband was third most responsible
c. The Lover was third most responsible
d. The Assassin was third most responsible
e. The Boatman was third most responsible




Q4: Which character was FOURTH most responsible for the wife's death?

Please select your answer from one of these options
a. The Wife was fourth most responsible
b. The Husband was fourth most responsible
c. The Lover was fourth most responsible
d. The Assassin was fourth most responsible
e. The Boatman was fourth most responsible




Q5: Which character was LEAST responsible for the wife's death?

Please select your answer from one of these options
a. Ladies & Gentlemen of the jury we find the Wife... NOT GUILTY
b. Ladies & Gentlemen of the jury we find the Husband... NOT GUILTY
c. Ladies & Gentlemen of the jury we find the Lover... NOT GUILTY
d. Ladies & Gentlemen of the jury we find the Assassin... NOT GUILTY
e. Ladies & Gentlemen of the jury we find the Boatman... NOT GUILTY



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.