[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Kevin was a much better baseball player than Christopher because 
OPTIONS:
- Kevin had control over the ball.
- Christopher had control over the ball.

[A]: Kevin had control over the ball.
QUES: Continue writing.

Eric was going to retire from work much sooner than Lawrence since 

OPTIONS:
- Eric was much older.
- Lawrence was much older.
+++++++++
ANS: Eric was much older.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

Dennis cleaned their hamstercage out quicker than Aaron because 
OPTIONS:
- Dennis had failure in gaining his hamster's trust..
- Aaron had failure in gaining his hamster's trust..
Answer: Aaron had failure in gaining his hamster's trust..
sentence: Without a net or a racket we knew it would be impossible to play badminton.  The  OPTIONS:
- net was ripped badly.
- racket was ripped badly.
complete: net was ripped badly.
Nina got reprimanded for using her voice in the theater since the 
OPTIONS:
- voice was very loud.
- theater was very loud.
voice was very loud.
Problem: Continue the following story.

The ball bounced onto the street and away from the house because the 
OPTIONS:
- street was opposite its direction.
- house was opposite its direction.
Here's how I want to continue it:
house was opposite its direction.