Problem: How does the sentence end?

Maria sewed the fabric to make a costume for Mary, so
OPTIONS:
- Maria got a nice outfit out of the deal.
- Mary got a nice outfit out of the deal.
Answer: Mary got a nice outfit out of the deal.

sentence: Jill was hosting a fancy party and needed to buy only expensive foods. She got matsutake mushrooms instead of apples to eat because the OPTIONS:
- apples are expensive.
- matsutake mushrooms are expensive.
complete: matsutake mushrooms are expensive.

The dog preferred sleeping on the couch instead of the dog bed because the
OPTIONS:
- couch was further from his food.
- bed was further from his food.
bed was further from his food.

Input: Continue writing.

Matthew saw the chef sneeze into the food but Nelson didn't care that it was contaminated.
OPTIONS:
- Matthew had never been obsessive about food hygiene.
- Nelson had never been obsessive about food hygiene.

Continued: Nelson had never been obsessive about food hygiene.

Story needs to be completed:
The woman preferred traveling by train instead of airplane because she felt the
OPTIONS:
- train was scary.
- airplane was scary.

My choice:
airplane was scary.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

It took longer to clean the fish tank than the dog cage because the
OPTIONS:
- tank was cleaner.
- cage was cleaner.
Answer:
cage was cleaner.