[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The magician's tricks were enjoyable. I prefer the vanishing lady rather than the disappearing rabbit, because the 
OPTIONS:
- disappearing rabbit  was old-fashioned.
- vanishing lady  was old-fashioned.

[A]: disappearing rabbit  was old-fashioned.
QUES: Continue writing.

Jen got some firewood to build a fire in her fireplace, but the fireplace was too big for the stack of the 

OPTIONS:
- fire she brought.
- firewood she brought.
+++++++++
ANS: firewood she brought.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

While redecorating, he removed his drum set and replaced it with a piano. The 
OPTIONS:
- drum set was new.
- piano was new.
Answer: piano was new.
sentence: Neil underwent the medical procedure performed by Nick, and  OPTIONS:
- Neil performed the procedure with flying colors.
- Nick performed the procedure with flying colors.
complete: Nick performed the procedure with flying colors.
Felicia drove a car to work while Sarah rode a bike because 
OPTIONS:
- Felicia lived very near to their workplace.
- Sarah lived very near to their workplace.
Sarah lived very near to their workplace.
Problem: Continue the following story.

The lunch buffet was a lot worse than the dinner at the new restaurant, because the 
OPTIONS:
- buffet was fresh.
- dinner was fresh.
Here's how I want to continue it:
dinner was fresh.