[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Wanting a cheerful look, the woman chose the striped curtains over the checkered drapes because the
OPTIONS:
- curtains were more dreary.
- drapes were more dreary.

[A]: drapes were more dreary.

[Q]: How does the sentence end?

After throwing the old mattress out, Michael let William choose the new one since
OPTIONS:
- Michael was blind.
- William was blind.

[A]: Michael was blind.

[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The barn was devastated by the flood but the house remained unharmed, since the
OPTIONS:
- barn was on lower ground.
- house was on lower ground.

[A]:
barn was on lower ground.