Answer:
to remember
To make up my history
Explanation:
The word "striking" means something remarkable, memorable and that had a strong impact in a given situation. The narrator of the text uses this word to refer to remarkable, impacting, minutable and significant moments that happened in his life, to the point of "making my story" as he says. The sentence "make my story" is what reinforces the meaning of "striking" within this context.
Drink cold lemonade in a pool with friends duh
censorship by the English governors was common, meaning that newspapers were scarce or did not contain much information
If the bolded word is 'superfluous' then it would be the words after that would help to determine the definition.