In "The feather pillow" by Horacio Quiroga when the parasites don't have a human to feed on they usually are small, they are parasites of feathered creatures. This parasite, in particular, has been feeding on Alicia's blood, that is why it became so monstrous. We learn about this in the last parragraph of the story.
I think it is answer B. Sorry if it's wrong.
Answer:
All types of rain are necessary to water the grasses and plants of the earth
Explanation:
the passage is talking about the mood which each kind of rain brings and not the uses of rain.
advocating or based on thorough or complete political or social change; representing or supporting an extreme or progressive section of a political party.
a radical overhaul of the existing regulatory framework"