For the first one:
B.) Historical documents, eyewitness accounts, etc. that provide direct or firsthand evidence about an event, object, person, or work of art.
For the second one:
B.) Her mother stared at her (because "stared" sounds more threatening than "looked").
Hope this helps!
The main clame is well its hard to tell i guess it s trying to understand how her grandfather had such a hard time growing up
