The son, when ill, is docile. what is the best synonym for docile?

What kind of sentence is the following example? before he started tp watch tv, he made sure that he had all of his favorite snacks (ice cream and chips), and he sure to get all of his homework finished.

And that's poem by ruskin bond what does the use of the word heartbeat suggest about the narrator's attitude towards life

What do mcmahon’s references to thomas carlyle and john stuart mill do for his own image and credibility?