Problem: How does the sentence end?

The household was very old and some of the appliances needed to be replaced, including the washer but not the dryer because the 
OPTIONS:
- washer was malfunctioning.
- dryer was malfunctioning.
Answer: washer was malfunctioning.
sentence: Kevin is very conservative and Brian is very liberal which is why  OPTIONS:
- Kevin doesn't have a tattoo.
- Brian doesn't have a tattoo.
complete: Kevin doesn't have a tattoo.
Since Lindsey liked the movie and Felicia did not, 
OPTIONS:
- Lindsey did not go to see the movie again that weekend.
- Felicia did not go to see the movie again that weekend.
Felicia did not go to see the movie again that weekend.
Input: Continue writing.

Practicing for football was something Adam did regularly as so did Randy for baseball, 
OPTIONS:
- Adam is a football player.
- Randy is a football player.

Continued: Adam is a football player.
Story needs to be completed:
Tanya really does not see many humans just Laura these days, 
OPTIONS:
- Tanya is a hermit.
- Laura is a hermit.

My choice:
Tanya is a hermit.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

John took care to shield the ferns from the wind while leaving the flowers in the open, since 
OPTIONS:
- ferns were much stronger .
- flowers were much stronger .
Answer:
flowers were much stronger .