The answer would be D. Autobiography's are usually personal stories
I tried to avert her attention from the television by asking her to help me with my homework.
The correct answer is A.
In this execrpt from Orwell's "Animal Farm", the author uses parallel structure to link the phrases.
To avoid repetition, Orwell conects all the elements through parallel structure, thus encompassing everything in just one sentence.
He uses foreshadowing and creates suspense on how it is perplexing