Problem: How does the sentence end?

At dinner Felicia decided to pay for Elena's meal because 
OPTIONS:
- Felicia had received a large bonus today.
- Elena had received a large bonus today.
Answer: Felicia had received a large bonus today.
sentence: The cucumber tasted much better than the tomato did because the  OPTIONS:
- cucumber was much riper.
- tomato was much riper.
complete: cucumber was much riper.
Steven was not able to buy a suit today, but William was. This is because 
OPTIONS:
- Steven didn't have any money.
- William didn't have any money.
Steven didn't have any money.
Input: Continue writing.

The bread was coated with jelly and butter after it came out of the oven, the 
OPTIONS:
- jelly gave it a plainer taste.
- butter gave it a plainer taste.

Continued: butter gave it a plainer taste.
Story needs to be completed:
The shoe dried off way faster than the cloth because the 
OPTIONS:
- cloth is less wet.
- shoe is less wet.

My choice:
shoe is less wet.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

Adam started the house on fire and Ryan put out the fire causing 
OPTIONS:
- Adam to be quite proud of himself.
- Ryan to be quite proud of himself.
Answer:
Ryan to be quite proud of himself.