Problem: How does the sentence end?

Children often thought Elena was intimidating but found Erin calming, since 
OPTIONS:
- Elena had a very loud voice.
- Erin had a very loud voice.
Answer: Elena had a very loud voice.
sentence: Jim bought the phone instead of the monitor at the electronic store because the  OPTIONS:
- phone he had last was broken.
- monitor he had last was broken.
complete: phone he had last was broken.
Katrina asked Elena to clean the bathtub in the morning with a rag because 
OPTIONS:
- Katrina is lazying about.
- Elena is lazying about.
Elena is lazying about.
Input: Continue writing.

The food at the diner was worse than the food at the restaurant because the 
OPTIONS:
- restaurant had more expensive ingredients.
- diner had more expensive ingredients.

Continued: restaurant had more expensive ingredients.
Story needs to be completed:
Emily preferred the European union to the Middle-Eastern region, because the 
OPTIONS:
- union was more peaceful.
- region was more peaceful.

My choice:
union was more peaceful.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

The rod cannot easily move around while being used to stir the liquid in the drum because the 
OPTIONS:
- rod is wide.
- drum is wide.
Answer:
rod is wide.