Answer: D) It is severe.
Explanation: Austerity, strict/harsh state of. one can deduce that it is not fearless or informal with minimal effort. Strict can become complex, but does not carry the meaning of complex, so we can eliminate that as well, which leaves us with severe as our answer.
What exactly is the name of the book?
Conjunction, “If” is a conjunctional term that begins a sentence with a dependent clause
Reservations in this context could mean doubts, such as 'My mom had reservations about going out to shop."
This means that their mom was not sure if she wanted to go shopping or not because she has reasons not to.