It is excerpt number 3.
".<em>.He ceased..</em>" because he was not inmortal and he died.
.."<em>A gush of grief began to rise.</em>." Helen and Achiles were from the same place.Even when Achiles was sent to kill for her, she was sad when he died.
... "<em>Fast streams a tide..</em>." Helen could not help crying her heart out.
A, it is informal. She is writing to somebody she personally knows, like her cousin, and doesn't mind if she gets a bad impression from it. Her cousin knows her well enough to not judge her.
Correction: what time do the Wilson's eat breakfast?
I think C. because B does talk about it but does not support and explain why children would get addicted