Problem: How does the sentence end?

Eric thought it looked like Aaron wasn't listening to him at all, so
OPTIONS:
- Eric clapped loudly.
- Aaron clapped loudly.
Answer: Eric clapped loudly.

sentence: Victoria felt a lot of guilt over stealing penny sweets but Mary did not because OPTIONS:
- Victoria had a strong conscience.
- Mary had a strong conscience.
complete: Victoria had a strong conscience.

Felicia didn't find themselves dating as many people as Maria because
OPTIONS:
- Felicia was a shy person.
- Maria was a shy person.
Felicia was a shy person.

Input: Continue writing.

Elena wrote a newspaper column for Laura to edit, because
OPTIONS:
- Elena had less power at the paper.
- Laura had less power at the paper.

Continued: Elena had less power at the paper.

Story needs to be completed:
Natalie tried to prevent Monica from entering the house because
OPTIONS:
- Natalie didn't want her to find the surprise gift.
- Monica didn't want her to find the surprise gift.

My choice:
Natalie didn't want her to find the surprise gift.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

Samuel was surprised at how good their credit report was but Donald was sad about theirs, so
OPTIONS:
- Samuel was denied more credit.
- Donald was denied more credit.
Answer:
Donald was denied more credit.