[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The person went to speak through the mic and not the loudspeaker since the
OPTIONS:
- mic was broken.
- loudspeaker was broken.

[A]: loudspeaker was broken.

[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The courses that my sister took were more involved than the programs I had, because the
OPTIONS:
- courses were harder.
- programs were harder.

[A]: courses were harder.

[Q]: How does the sentence end?

In college, Samuel wrote more essays than Michael, who typically wrote technical reports, because
OPTIONS:
- Samuel was an engineering major.
- Michael was an engineering major.

[A]:
Michael was an engineering major.