Problem: How does the sentence end?

The salesman had various products to sell and sold a lot of desks but not chairs because the 
OPTIONS:
- desks were high quality.
- chairs were high quality.
Answer: desks were high quality.
sentence: Mary had used a tote bag more than a backpack even though the  OPTIONS:
- tote bag is roomier.
- backpack is roomier.
complete: backpack is roomier.
Nelson insisted on serving the food t the potlouck instead of Steven, because 
OPTIONS:
- Nelson had dirty hands.
- Steven had dirty hands.
Steven had dirty hands.
Input: Continue writing.

James handed a box of items for his friend to carry but feeling lazy, his friend had his eyes on the bag because the 
OPTIONS:
- bag is smaller.
- box is smaller.

Continued: bag is smaller.
Story needs to be completed:
The volunteer organization helped the community by making sweaters instead of gloves because the 
OPTIONS:
- sweaters were not warm enough.
- gloves were not warm enough.

My choice:
gloves were not warm enough.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

Absent from the orchestra were the violins, although the bassoons were prominent.  The 
OPTIONS:
- violins were just extraneous to the music.
- bassoons were just extraneous to the music.
Answer:
violins were just extraneous to the music.