Read the excerpt from the hot zone.

jerry was terribly keyed up. in the past he had lectured nancy on the dangers of working with ebola in a space suit, and now he was leading a team into an ebola hell. at the moment, he didn't care what happened to himself, personally. he was expendable, and he knew it.

based on context clues, what is the best definition of the word "expendable”?
a) necessary to an operation
b) knowledgeable about a topic
c) capable of being sacrificed
d) useless in a specific situation

question 1: d) the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"

question 2: d) by providing a different perspective and encouraging the englishman to never give up, the boy him to discover the alchemist.

question 3: c) the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend.

question 4: d) when the englishman wants to quit, santiago doesn’t allow the englishman to give up.

question 5: a) by instructing the englishman to go and try, the englishman is motivated to continue on his journey toward his personal legend.

explanation:

it would be d because the however is more proper and the comma is placed in the right spot