In which sentence does the underlined noun clause function as a direct object?

we read movie critics’ articles in whichever newspapers carry them.

movie critics offer their recommendations to whoever wants to go to the movies.

the critics watch whichever movies are opening that week.

whoever loves movies and can succinctly talk about them can become a movie critic.

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?