In John Knowles A separate peace chapter 2 what are some some answers that can be used to fill in 4 other answer choices

The question that I came up with for this was made up for a Type 1 question that is reading comprehension and my question was {In Chapter 2, pg 14. According to Gene, what is sarcasm? “ Returning, with interest...who are weak” to ____(Type 1)}

I am stuck on other questions because the correct answer I have is to show that gene felt weak during this time but need other answers to fill in 4 more answer choices,