Question

Helen was obviously a young person of italics, a human exclamation point, enthusiastic, irrepressible. She sat fidgeting in her chair, trying her best to convince the detective that she was a grown woman.

Using clues from the passage above, what can the reader infer from "a young person of italics, a human exclamation point"?

Helen uses dramatic emphasis when speaking.

Helen absolutely detests getting attention.

Helen can speak fluently in Italian and English.

Helen is enthusiastic about English punctuation.