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John once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told the friend that he was a convict returning home from a prison far away. What he did had brought shame on his family, and they had neither visited him nor written to him. He hoped, however, that this was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write. 

When he was set free he had written to tell them he wanted to go home. To make matters easy for them, however, he had asked them to put up a signal for him when the train passed their little farm. If the family had forgiven him, they were to put up a white ribbon in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didn't want him back, they were to do nothing, and he would stay on the train, and go far away. 

As the train neared his hometown his _ became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute, Michael put his hand on the young convict's shoulder, "There it is," His eyes was filled with sudden tears. "It's all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons."

1. who was he sitting next to?
2. Did the story have a happy ending?
3. what tree was it?
4. what did it have?
5. why did he think the family didn't visit?
6. who was he?
7. and?
8. how did he bring shame?
9. was the prison near home?
10. what were they to do if they forgave him?
11. how was he traveling?
12. how did he communicate?
13. what was he scared of?
14. and?
15. what was he afraid of?
16. what did he ask michael to do?
17. and what did they both do?
18. what would he do if they didn't forgive?
19. what were they to do if they didn't forgive?
20. where did Michael put his hand?

Numbered answers:
1. Michael
2. yes
3. anapple tree
4. ribbons
5. he thought they might be ashamed
6. a young man
7. a convict
8. because of what he did
9. no
10. put up a white ribbon in the big apple tree near the railway
11. by train
12. by letter
13. that they didn't want him back
14. unknown
15. to look out of the window
16. to watch for the big apple tree
17. They changed seats
18. he would stay on the train, and go far away.
19. they were to do nothing
20. on the young convict's shoulder