[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Samuel wept at the man's funeral, but Brian stayed dry-eyed, because 
OPTIONS:
- Samuel was close to the deceased.
- Brian was close to the deceased.

[A]: Samuel was close to the deceased.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The tire was flat on the car but was full on the truck, because the 
OPTIONS:
- car had been recently repaired.
- truck had been recently repaired.

[A]: truck had been recently repaired.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Eggplant should be cooked with cheeses instead of olives, as the 
OPTIONS:
- cheeses have a more hindering flavor.
- olives have a more hindering flavor.

[A]:
olives have a more hindering flavor.