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: The Lurch. Sentence 1: Lisa says cats can read her mind, and she's scared of them. Sentence 2: She walked into a house to see a room for rent. Sentence 3: The landlord had a cat. Sentence 4: Lisa stared at the cat and worried the cat would jump to scratch her. Choices: a. At the circus Maurice befriended two of the clowns. b. Suddenly, the cat lurched up and hit Lisa's head with her paw.
b