Read the following conversation and answer the following question
Author: Why are you so sad ?
Johnson: They have killed one of my tree friend.
a) what did author asked to Johnson?
b) what was Johnson's reply?

a) The author asked Johnson the reason for him being so sad.

b) Johnson replied that he was sad because they killed one of Johnson's three friend.

Explanation:

The above question includes a conversation between the author and Johnson.

The conversation goes like,

Author: Why are you so sad ?

Johnson: They have killed one of my three friends.

From the above conversation we can clearly understand that Johnson was sad because one of his three friend was killed and now with this understanding we can answer the following.

a)what did author asked to Johnson?

The author asked Johnson the reason for him being so sad.

b) what was Johnson's reply?

Johnson replied that he was sad because they killed one of Johnson's three friend.

this quote could be referring to the death penalty. it's questioning the morality of sentencing murderers to death as a punishment, because it seems hypocritical. this quote seems to be arguing for non-lethal punishment for killers.