[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Maggie likes reading the newspaper instead of the encyclopedia because the
OPTIONS:
- newspaper was longer to read.
- encyclopedia was longer to read.

[A]: encyclopedia was longer to read.

[Q]: How does the sentence end?

John's new shirt he purchased for himself would not fit over his back, the
OPTIONS:
- shirt was too narrow.
- back was too narrow.

[A]: shirt was too narrow.

[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Angela was put at ease by Elena during the tense situation, since
OPTIONS:
- Angela tended to be anxious.
- Elena tended to be anxious.

[A]:
Angela tended to be anxious.