Story needs to be completed:
The man threw away the receipt but kept the box because the

My choice:
receipt was not needed if he wanted to return the tool.

Story needs to be completed:
Jake stopped to grab a waffle before going to the bus station for his meeting, fortunately he had plenty of time because the

My choice:
meeting was postponed.

Story needs to be completed:
Mary needed the help of Christine to navigate getting their name changed on a social security card, but

My choice:
Christine couldn't help.

Story needs to be completed:
They put all their trash in a burn barrel while living on the farm because it was the only easy way to use the

My choice:
burn barrel .