Problem: How does the sentence end?

The person rushed to the hospital for the appendix problem but not for the ear pain because a problem with the 
OPTIONS:
- appendix was deadlier.
- ear was deadlier.
Answer: appendix was deadlier.
sentence: Ramona decided to get her very long hair cut into a short pixie cut, although the  OPTIONS:
- long was too plain..
- pixie was too plain..
complete: pixie was too plain..
Jennifer craved attention much more than Erin , so 
OPTIONS:
- Jennifer was always keeping herself out of the spotlight.
- Erin was always keeping herself out of the spotlight.
Erin was always keeping herself out of the spotlight.
Input: Continue writing.

He thought making statues was more rewarding than paintings, because the 
OPTIONS:
- paintings were challenging for him.
- statues were challenging for him.

Continued: statues were challenging for him.
Story needs to be completed:
I decided to give my girlfriend a card instead of the candy as the 
OPTIONS:
- card is less intimate.
- candy is less intimate.

My choice:
candy is less intimate.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

Elena wanted to help Mary improve her mental health and verbal memory because 
OPTIONS:
- Elena was very old.
- Mary was very old.
Answer:
Mary was very old.