Problem: But he requested it so I suppose it still counts . After clean up was the fun part . Gifts ! ! I ' ve been dying for weeks to give him his presents .

What type of event did the narrator have to clean up ?
OPTIONS:
- It was a anniversary party .
- It was a birthday celebration .
- It was a reunion .
- None of the above choices .

A: It was a birthday celebration .

Problem: People are just too afraid in this scary economy to invest in marketing right now , even though they know they should . By the end of May , some drastic and painful decisions needed to be made . I cut back the hours of one of our staffers and laid off my husband . ( We came to that decision together , and yes , he still is living with me , and no , he does n't flip me off whenever I walk in the room ! )

Why did you have to make some drastic and painful decisions ?
OPTIONS:
- I had to make some drasatic and painful decisions because I need the extra money from saving costs .
- I had to make some drasatic and painful decisions because my company is n't doing well .
- I had to make some drasatic and painful decisions because my husband does n't want to work anymore .
- None of the above choices .

A: I had to make some drasatic and painful decisions because my company is n't doing well .

Problem: I just spent a solid whack of time in the mountains , six full days out of the last eight hiking in Garibaldi Provincial Park . And I could n't be happier still feeling the burn in my legs . It started last Sunday with a 30-plus kilometre day trip into the Diamond Head area .

What is causing the narrator to be presently so exhausted ?
OPTIONS:
- None of the above choices .
- They did not sleep the night before .
- They just went off on an excursion .
- They could n't get to bed .

A:
They just went off on an excursion .