Which word would best replace the underlined word "funny" to make the meaning more precise?

The comedian must have been "funny" because the audience could not stop laughing at his jokes.

Make a choice:

captivating

hysterical

sarcastic

unusual

Reread lines 6-7 "the survivor." determine how the tone of these differs from the preceding lines (1-5)

How did the english teacher ponyboy? the outsiders

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile