Q: Victoria was scared of grasshoppers, while Patricia loved them, so _ chose to adopt the grasshoper. In the previous sentence, does _ refer to "Victoria" or "Patricia"?
A: Rewriting in simple words, the question is: "Given that Victoria was scared of grasshoppers and Patricia loved them, and _ chose to adopt the grasshoper, what does _ refer to?"
Therefore, the answer is Patricia.

Q: The bids were astounding at the auction, so we went for the dresser instead of the table because the _ was expensive. In the previous sentence, does _ refer to "dresser" or "table"?
A: Rewriting in simple words, the question is: "Given that the bids were astounding at the auction and we went for the dresser instead of the table because the _ was expensive, what does _ refer to?"
Therefore, the answer is table.

Q: The acorn that I ate for a snack chipped my tooth because the _ was hard. In the previous sentence, does _ refer to "acorn" or "tooth"?
A: Rewriting in simple words, the question is: "Given that the acorn that I ate for a snack chipped my tooth because _ was hard, what does _ refer to?"
Therefore, the answer is acorn.

Q: After filing the charges and getting out of jail, Ryan stayed at Derrick's place as _ had a home. In the previous sentence, does _ refer to "Derrick" or "Ryan"?
A: Rewriting in simple words, the question is: "Given that Ryan filed the charges and got out of jail and stayed at Derrick's place as _ had a home, what does _ refer to?"
Therefore, the answer is Derrick.
