Problem: How does the sentence end?

Mary worked hard to prevent weight gain whilst Emily did not because 
OPTIONS:
- Mary was slapdash.
- Emily was slapdash.
Answer: Emily was slapdash.
sentence: The art gallery always displayed more drawings than paintings, since  OPTIONS:
- drawings were much more popular.
- paintings were much more popular.
complete: drawings were much more popular.
She ordered ginger ale to drink instead of lemonade because the 
OPTIONS:
- lemonade tasted bad to her.
- ginger ale tasted bad to her.
lemonade tasted bad to her.
Input: Continue writing.

The bruise on my leg was lighter than the one on my arm since I fell harder on the 
OPTIONS:
- leg .
- arm .

Continued: arm .
Story needs to be completed:
Giving a shirt as a gift is a better token of love than giving a hat, as the 
OPTIONS:
- shirt is a lamer symbol of affection.
- hat is a lamer symbol of affection.

My choice:
hat is a lamer symbol of affection.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

The book took longer to read than the novella because the 
OPTIONS:
- book was much longer.
- novella was much longer.
Answer:
book was much longer.