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"? a. helen uses dramatic emphasis when speaking. b. helen absolutely detests getting attention. c. helen can speak fluently in italian and english. d. helen is enthusiastic about english punctuation.

Read the passage from a raisin in the sun. mama: lord have mercy, baby. you done gone and bought your grandmother a hat? travis (very proud): open it! she does and lifts out an elaborate, but very elaborate, wide gardening hat, and all the adults break up at the sight of it. ruth: travis, honey, what is that? travis (who thinks it is beautiful and appropriate): it's a gardening hat! like the ladies always have on in the magazines when they work in their gardens. beneatha (giggling fiercely): travis—we were trying to make mama mrs. miniver—not scarlett o'hara! mama (indignantly): what's the matter with you all! this here is a beautiful hat! (absurdly.) i always wanted me one just like it! which word or phrase from the text best supports the idea that the adults think the hat is inappropriate? “have mercy” (giggling fiercely) (indignantly) “what’s the matter”