Restate you’re claim and focus question
I am almost positive that this is a hyperbole.
Compliant and stubborn are opposites, so you're right that the answer is bored, which is the opposite of excited.
B unreasonable because Steve was being very suspicious
Answer:
The soup was already very salty; she exacerbated the problem by adding more salt.
Explanation:
This sentence used exacerbate correctly because it is talking about how a situation was made worse.
There was already a problem, which was how the soup was too salty, and it was exacerbated by adding more salt.