Problem: How does the sentence end?

They hung the scarves along the wall instead of the mantle because of the 
OPTIONS:
- wall 's rough surface.
- mantle 's rough surface.
Answer: mantle 's rough surface.
sentence: Eating pickles is much more enjoyable for Randy than Logan because  OPTIONS:
- Randy despises sour foods.
- Logan despises sour foods.
complete: Logan despises sour foods.
The camper wanted to put the melon in the cooler, but it wouldn't fit because the 
OPTIONS:
- melon was too big.
- cooler was too big.
melon was too big.
Input: Continue writing.

The school work of Justin was less advanced than Logan's because 
OPTIONS:
- Justin was far more organized and intellectually capable.
- Logan was far more organized and intellectually capable.

Continued: Logan was far more organized and intellectually capable.
Story needs to be completed:
The could not amend the department without permission from the office, as the 
OPTIONS:
- department was subservient to it.
- office was subservient to it.

My choice:
department was subservient to it.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

The young mother put oatmeal from the pan into the dish until the 
OPTIONS:
- pan was empty.
- dish was empty.
Answer:
pan was empty.