"Autobiography" means a biography of oneself, that is, the author is describing their own past and their own life.
When you describe your own life, typically you would write it in the first person ("I") and this is also true for Barrio Boy.
Because she does not understand the American rules of chess
He was hindered from getting into it by his conviction that his life had been a good one.
Arduous means<u>: involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring</u>
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