Problem: How does the sentence end?

Leslie was unable to prepare for his exam like Ian was, since 
OPTIONS:
- Leslie was a very free person.
- Ian was a very free person.
Answer: Ian was a very free person.
sentence: Jeffrey got violently ill after eating the mushroom, but Michael only had a slight stomach ache, because  OPTIONS:
- Jeffrey had eaten a smaller portion.
- Michael had eaten a smaller portion.
complete: Michael had eaten a smaller portion.
James ran out of makeup when making up his face. He never knew the 
OPTIONS:
- face was so small.
- makeup was so small.
makeup was so small.
Input: Continue writing.

The coffee that Kayla made was tastier than that of Felicia because 
OPTIONS:
- Kayla used lower quality beans.
- Felicia used lower quality beans.

Continued: Felicia used lower quality beans.
Story needs to be completed:
You know that the drums will take longer than the flute to learn, so the 
OPTIONS:
- flute was simpler to study.
- drums was simpler to study.

My choice:
flute was simpler to study.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

Mary left the envelopes in the basket and focused on addressing the postcards, because the 
OPTIONS:
- envelopes were urgent.
- postcards were urgent.
Answer:
postcards were urgent.