Problem: How does the sentence end?

Christopher asked Nelson to help them study for a history test because 
OPTIONS:
- Christopher was top of the class.
- Nelson was top of the class.
Answer: Nelson was top of the class.
sentence: The parents had to give the children tacky lollipops instead of chocolates for Easter because the  OPTIONS:
- lollipops were melted.
- chocolates were melted.
complete: chocolates were melted.
Jen caught her son stealing from her purse and from a store, but she knew stealing from the 
OPTIONS:
- purse would hurt his future more.
- store would hurt his future more.
store would hurt his future more.
Input: Continue writing.

The government official was able to use the survey answers of Nick, but Nelson's answers were unusable because 
OPTIONS:
- Nick was being dishonest.
- Nelson was being dishonest.

Continued: Nelson was being dishonest.
Story needs to be completed:
Jane checked for updates in Mozilla on her laptop instead of her desktop because the 
OPTIONS:
- laptop was within arms reach.
- desktop was within arms reach.

My choice:
laptop was within arms reach.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

Steven always calculate the risks before they invest but Benjamin doesn't as 
OPTIONS:
- Steven is careful.
- Benjamin is careful.
Answer:
Steven is careful.