When you read something with a(n) tone, you are supposed to understand that the writer is making fun of the character or situation.

A word that fills in the blank well is sarcastic Sarcasm is a type of irony, called verbal irony, that makes statements about a character that are obviously not true, and are included to add humor to the novel.

Answer

"A Day's Wait" (1936) is a brief story by Ernest Hemingway that conveys the seemingly tragic outcome of miscommunication between a boy and his father. Schatz is a nine-year-old boy who becomes sick one winter night. After a doctor is called, it is determined that Schatz has contracted the flu and has a high fever.