Based on context, what is the best explanation of the meaning of "parody"? it means that the hotel was such a small building that it had become a local joke. it means that the hotel was so funny looking that it makes maude laugh despite being fatigued. it means that the hotel was such a feeble imitation of a real hotel it appears to be absurdly funny. it means that the hotel was so fake looking that local writers wrote funny stories about it.