(GIVING BRAINLIEST!!) Jasmine was the understudy for the lead role in the play. Usually, she danced and sang in the chorus on stage. When the actor in the lead role was sick, Jasmine got to be a star on the stage.

What is the meaning of the word understudy as it is used in the passage?

A) An actor who can quickly replace the lead actor if necessary
B) An actor who cleans others' costumes after each performance
C) An actor who coaches other actors on their performances
D) An actor who plays a leading role in the performance of a play

What words or phrases you to recognize the historical context of the line 7

Write a 250- word essay in which you explain the significance of the different narrative voices in “the way to wealth.” use evidence from both texts to support your response

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.