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  Are You Fiendish or Forgiving?  
 

Are you a vengeance victim or do you wreak some of your own?

 
  By Payal Anand  
     
 

1. You find out that your best pal is spreading the rumour that you were caught cheating in an exam. You...

a) confront him/her immediately and ask if it's true. If it is, you have it out with them.
b)
tell people that actually your pal was the one who was carrying farras. It's not true, but then neither was the rumour he/she spread about you!
c) avoid your pal. You want nothing to do with him/her anymore.

2. You're auditioning for a play, and the only other person in the fray for the role told the dramatics teacher you're a chronic latecomer. He/she gets the role. You...

a) go at once to the dramatics teacher and clear your name without mentioning the other guy/girl.
b)
say nothing then, but go to the play with half a dozen friends and a basket of rotten eggs and tomatoes.
c) opt out. Who wants the silly role that bad?

3. Your li'l, sis took your fave CD without asking and broke it. You...

a) warn her of dire consequences if she ever does it again.
b) break her fave thing when she's not around. That's the only way she will ever learn!
c) complain to the folks that they should make sure she doesn't mess with your stuff.

4. Your policy in life can be summed up in this one line.

a) Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights.
b) Give as good as you get.
c) Who cares?

5. Your teacher has asked you to collect the class assignments and hand them in to her. This is a golden opportunity to get even with the smart-ass who always ridicules you. You...

a) tear the assignment just a little while handing it in.
b) take his/her assignment, but don't hand it in. When he/she asks, you simply claim you gave it in with all the others.
c) do nothing. Why mess with someone's education?

6 You spot a guy/girl you don't like flicking something from a shop. If it were anyone else, you'd keep quiet, but with this particular person you...

a) tell him/her you saw what they did. That way, you don't have to report it, but he/she will know that you know.
b) immediately tell the store manager, and then hang around to watch the fun unfold.
c)
say nothing to anyone at the store, but come back and tell all your pals.

7. You've got two tickets to a happening concert you know your best pal desperately wants to see. But he/she didn't lend you a jacket you wanted real bad. You...

a) take your pal, but only after telling him/her you're still very upset about the jacket.
b) tell him/her you have tickets, but that you're taking your bro/sis. That should teach him/her a lesson!
c) tell him/her the next day that you went to the concert.

8. It's the last day for submitting the exam fee. A guy/girl who's always been mean to you doesn't have enough money to pay the fee. You...

a) say and do nothing till he/she pleads for help. Then you'll do them a favour!
b) don't offer to lend him/her the money, even though you have enough. Serves them right!
c) give him/her the money.

9. Your pal has been asked out by someone you have a crush on. He/she wants you to cover up with the folks while they're out. You...

a) say you won't lie, if you're asked you'll tell the truth, otherwise you'll keep mum.
b) refuse outright, and mention it to your pal's blabbermouth bro/sis, too.
c) agree to do it, and make your pal promise to do you five favours in return for yours.

10. A friend calls and gives your mom an important message for you. But she forgets to tell you about it. You...

a) question her constantly about any messages in future, just to point out the mistake.
b) 'forget' to give her an important message next time someone calls for her. That's how she'll realize she should take your calls seriously.
c) tell her firmly to please be careful with your messages.

SCORING
Check to see whether you have mostly As, Bs or Cs.

ANALYSIS

Mostly As
The Sweetie
When people have been mean to you, you have it out with them. You don't believe in evading the issue, and you usually try and solve it with some forthright talking rather than meanness. Of course, you're human and nastiness comes pretty naturally to us humans at times, so you occasionally give in to the urge, but somehow you never manage to get as nasty as you want. Hey, that's okay. You don't need to be ashamed of your niceness!

Mostly Bs
The Spiteful
My god, what's with you?! Revenge is certainly your policy, that's for sure, but whether it's the best policy... Sure, you shouldn't be the saintly soul who turns the other cheek, but being firm without being vengeful works just as well, you know. And at least where people are in serious trouble, you should be able to look beyond your petty probs and help out. You might need it one day too, you know.

Mostly Cs
The Saint
You're the saint, you couldn't care enough about people's pettiness to stoop to their level. You usually avoid getting into situations that cause unpleasantness, but if you're there, you'd rather quit than turn nasty. That's nice for the others at least. But why are you being such an escapist? In some situations you need to make sure people don't take you for a ride, and you can only do that only by standing up for yourself. Yeah!

Are You Fiendish or Forgiving?

 

 
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