Timothy was so vain that the very first thing he did every morning was to look at himself in the mirror for five minutes.
The anecdote that introduces this topic, is the beginning sentence.
"When adolescence hit Frances Jensen's sons, she often found herself wondering, like all parents of teenagers, "What were you thinking?"
I'd like to say its a conversational(<span>appropriate to an informal conversation)</span> and inquisitive(curious or inquiring) tone
B, because snarling is not associated with something loving/nice but it also doesn't indicate something challenging. It's simply an image of something angry/evil
