Problem: How does the sentence end?

The wooded area needed to be replaced with a fake grass material. The 
OPTIONS:
- wood was old.
- fake grass was old.
Answer: wood was old.
sentence: Mary replaced her running shoe after it wore out with Birkenstock for her birthday, the  OPTIONS:
- shoe was old.
- Birkenstock was old.
complete: shoe was old.
The class took an exam in the classroom instead of a quiz since the 
OPTIONS:
- exam was later.
- quiz was later.
quiz was later.
Input: Continue writing.

The girl decided to get her ear pierced rather than her lip because she thought piercing the 
OPTIONS:
- lip would hurt less.
- ear would hurt less.

Continued: ear would hurt less.
Story needs to be completed:
Even though Monica liked animals less than Cynthia, 
OPTIONS:
- Monica never considered themselves a cat person.
- Cynthia never considered themselves a cat person.

My choice:
Cynthia never considered themselves a cat person.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

It took Matthew longer to check the inventory than Jason because 
OPTIONS:
- Matthew had worked at the company for a short time.
- Jason had worked at the company for a short time.
Answer:
Matthew had worked at the company for a short time.