Problem: How does the sentence end?

Juan decided to buy a raffle ticket instead of a lottery ticket because the 
OPTIONS:
- lottery was unfair.
- raffle was unfair.
Answer: lottery was unfair.
sentence: Maria learned to play the violin in school unlike Natalie, because  OPTIONS:
- Maria was into music.
- Natalie was into music.
complete: Maria was into music.
Victoria always rode their bike ahead of Christine in traffic, because 
OPTIONS:
- Victoria was more confident cycling.
- Christine was more confident cycling.
Victoria was more confident cycling.
Input: Continue writing.

Brian had a fun afternoon out on the boat, while Joseph hated every second. 
OPTIONS:
- Brian never got seasick.
- Joseph never got seasick.

Continued: Brian never got seasick.
Story needs to be completed:
William was having a good run of luck gambling but Robert was having a run of bad luck. 
OPTIONS:
- William took a small pile of chips to cash out.
- Robert took a small pile of chips to cash out.

My choice:
Robert took a small pile of chips to cash out.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

She knew something was wrong with the hearing in her ear because the 
OPTIONS:
- ear was muffled.
- hearing was muffled.
Answer:
hearing was muffled.