[Q]: How does the sentence end?

When Craig tossed the fish into the bowl, Hunter shrieked, so uncle gave 
OPTIONS:
- Craig a sympathetic look.
- Hunter a sympathetic look.

[A]: Hunter a sympathetic look.
QUES: Continue writing.

Carrie offered to let Patricia use the umbrella, because 

OPTIONS:
- Carrie 's jacket had a hood.
- Patricia 's jacket had a hood.
+++++++++
ANS: Carrie 's jacket had a hood.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

The fasting was a lot worse than the diet, because with the 
OPTIONS:
- fasting you could always eat at times.
- diet you could always eat at times.
Answer: diet you could always eat at times.
sentence: He preferred the winters over the summers, because the temperatures in the  OPTIONS:
- winter were always low.
- summer were always low.
complete: winter were always low.
Laura emptied the rest of the chips from the bag and into her bowl. The 
OPTIONS:
- bowl is now empty.
- bag is now empty.
bag is now empty.
Problem: Continue the following story.

Since Mary had pneumonia and Samantha did not, 
OPTIONS:
- Mary had to stay home and take care of them all day long.
- Samantha had to stay home and take care of them all day long.
Here's how I want to continue it:
Samantha had to stay home and take care of them all day long.