I'LL GIVE BRAINLIEST TO THE FIRST PERSON TO ANSWER Read the following excerpt from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling.

Bagheera, who had eyes and ears everywhere, knew something of this, and once or twice he told Mowgli in so many words that Shere Khan would kill him some day; and Mowgli would laugh and “I have the Pack and I have thee; and Baloo, though he is so lazy, might strike a blow or two for my sake. Why should I be afraid?”

How do these lines add to the rising action of the story?

They let the reader know that Mowgli is in danger.
They show how much Bagheera cares about Mowgli.
They introduce the reader to Mowgli and Bagheera.
They show how Bagheera’s feelings for Mowgli are changing.

Bagheera, who had eyes and ears everywhere, knew something of this, and once or twice he told Mowgli in so many words that Shere Khan would kill him some day; and Mowgli would laugh and "I have the Pack and I have thee; and Baloo, though he is so lazy, might strike a blow or two for my sake.

Explanation:

they let the reader know that mowgli is in danger.

Explanation:

the significance of the title, "the passing", is related to the fact that the main characters, who are three african-american descendant women, are passing as white. this means that, because of their light-coloured skins they look like white women. one of the three friends, clare, is married to a white man and she lives in a white community and she has never told her husband that she is black. the title can easily be connected to the idea of pretending to be someone you are not and of losing your real identity in order to be accepted by society.