What cannot eat food but enjoys a snack everyday

In the context of the passage, what does the word torpid mean? b. predatory a. energetic c. dormant d. aquatic

"as one of our outstanding historical figures once said, ‘when a great democracy is destroyed, it will not be because of enemies from without but rather because of enemies from within.’" (paragraph 7) how does this quote reveal mccarthy’s point of view and advance the purpose of his speech?

Which word in the passage the reader determine the meaning of the word miscarriage? toilattracteddicgraced