Problem: How does the sentence end?

Mr. Farmer's son noticed a hole in the wooden fence so he tried hitting a golf ball through it; he didn't realize that the 
OPTIONS:
- ball was too tiny.
- hole was too tiny.
Answer: hole was too tiny.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

When we dissolved our partnership, Bill took my stapler and my garbage bin; the joke's on him because the 
OPTIONS:
- stapler was empty when he took it.
- bin was empty when he took it.
Answer: stapler was empty when he took it.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

Reading many books satisfied Benjamin but not Brett because 
OPTIONS:
- Benjamin hated a great story with characters.
- Brett hated a great story with characters.
Answer: Brett hated a great story with characters.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

The scones of Donald turned out much better looking than the scones of Joseph because 
OPTIONS:
- Donald followed the instructions.
- Joseph followed the instructions.
Answer:
Donald followed the instructions.