What is the correct meaning of the word quip?
She never hesitates to deliver a quip in response to a serious question.
insult
speech
wisecrack
answer

The answer is wisecrack. A quip is a witty remark that is usually taunting, much like a wisecrack.

the narrator is a first person, participant one, who describes in the simple past tense important and difficult events in his earlier life. he also provides temporal markers as the month (january) and the time (12: 30 pm). finally the account of his experience is very detailed, to the extent that a participant narrator would talk the same way about his experiences. a good example of such detail is the mention of the “bovril ration” which historically was a native american food adopted by european explorers in arctic and antarctic regions due to its high level of calories.