In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
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Question: Three people have been arrested and charged in connection to a man's murder in Glendale, California, among them an aspiring pop star and a self-proclaimed Armenian cracker bread heiress. The suspects have been identified as Sparkle Soojian, 32, her husband Jared Kasciewicz, 28, and singer Courtney Argue, 25. The trio are accused of killing John Michael King-Smith, 31, the founder and CEO of Blacksmith Records, inside a condominium in Glendale Thursday morning. Police responded to a home in the 200 block of West Windsor Road at around 2am after getting a report about a disturbance. Officers entered the home where Ms Soojian lives and found King-Smith 'in a state of medical distress.'John Michael King-Smith, 31, was found dead inside a Glendale, California, condo early ThursdaySuspects identified as Sparkle Soojian, 32, her husband Jared Kasciewicz, 28, and singer Courtney Argue, 25Soojian and Kasciewicz charged with felony murder; Argue faces charge of accessory to murder after the factArgue is a rising pop singer who works on the side as a 'shot girl' for her friend Soojian's company Sparkle's AnglesSoojian, 32, claims to be heiress of Ak Mak - an Armenian cracker bread that was invented by her great-grandparents 
 Questions:Investigators believe that _ and Kasciewicz, who are married, killed King-Smith. (A) Glendale (B) California (C) Armenian (D) Sparkle Soojian (E) Jared Kasciewicz (F) Courtney Argue (G) John Michael King (H) Smith (I) Blacksmith Records (J) West Windsor Road (K) Kasciewicz (L) Argue (M) Sparkle (N) Angles (O) Ak Mak

Answer: (D)


Question: Jay Z launched a stream of tweets defending his premium music streaming app Tidal after the service, launched last month, was described as a flop. His social media diatribe comes as reports claim that Tidal is being sabotaged by rivals as it attempts to take business away from more-established music outlets such as Spotify and Apple. 'We may not be perfect - but we are determined,' he said while claiming that there are 'many big companies that are spending millions on a smear campaign'. 'We are here for the long haul,' the rapper and businessman tweeted in a string of 'stream of consciousness' messages.Rapper says that his streaming service is 'here for the long haul'Report claims that app is being affected by delays from Apple, which is launching its own music service this summerJay Z claims that Tidal already has more than 700,000 subscribersApp purchasing data shows that it has fallen out of top 750 downloads 
 Questions:Several artists have publicly criticized the roll-out, saying that _ made it seem as if some of the world's biggest musicians wanted more money. (A) Jay Z (B) Tidal (C) Spotify (D) Apple

Answer: (A)


Question: The gunman who killed nine people last week at an Oregon college shot himself in front of his classmates after being wounded by two hero cops. Also revealed on Wednesday was that Umpqua Community College shooter Christopher Harper-Mercer, 26, was discharged from the Army after attempting to commit suicide. Harper-Mercer was discharged after one month of basic training at Fort Jackson, in South Carolina, in 2008. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Army wouldn't disclose details of the 2008 suicide attempt but that it indicates Harper-Mercer was deeply troubled long before he opened fire on his classmates last Thursday.Christopher Harper-Mercer, 26, shot himself in a classroom after being wounded by two hero cops who opened fireHarper-Mercer was discharged from the Army in 2008 for trying to commit suicideTodd Spingath was one of two officers to take down Oregon shooterHis partner and fellow vet, Joe Kaney, was identified earlier this weekThe pair have been hailed for preventing further potential devastationThey rushed into Umpqua Community College five minutes after alert 
 Questions:The Army discharge did not affect Harper-_'s ability to obtain firearms legally. (A) Oregon (B) Umpqua Community College (C) Christopher Harper (D) Mercer (E) Army (F) Harper (G) Fort Jackson (H) South Carolina (I) The Wall Street Journal (J) Todd Spingath (K) Joe Kaney

Answer:
(D)