In this task, you're given the title of a five-sentence story, the first four sentences, and two options for the fifth sentence as a and b. Your job is to pick the sentence option that seamlessly connects with the rest of the story, indicating your choice as 'a' or 'b'. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes more sense.

Title: Writing His Story. Sentence 1: Ray loved to write since he was a child. Sentence 2: He dreamed of being an author and continued writing as an adult. Sentence 3: People said he couldn't be a writer without a college degree. Sentence 4: He couldn't afford college, so he just kept writing. Choices: a. His work got published in a literary magazine and he felt vindicated. b. Even in mourning Eric hoped the job would be his.
a