If a student analyzes this information for the purpose of researching stress, she/he would most likely decide

D)  the text is conversational in tone

Explanation:

The text is conversational in tone , revealed by an analysis of author style and word choice. 'At the sight of the tiger, er, uh...your boss' is an example of the author's humorous and casual style.

themselves

an intensive pronoun is a pronoun that ends in self or selves, such as himself, herself, themselves, yourself, ourselves. since band members is a third person plural, the correct intensive pronoun would be themselves. if the band was talked about as a collective noun, itself would be the appropriate intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the noun it's modifying which is why it directly follows it.