You need to answer a given question containing a blank (_). Your answer must be one of the two objects mentioned in the question, for example "trophy" and "suitcase". Your answer must not contain a word that is not present in the question. Please don't use articles (e.g., the, a) before the answer.

[Q]: In order to maintain his wits about himself, Jimmy decided to drink beer instead of whisky at the party, because the _ always caused him to be drunk.
[A]: whisky


[Q]: The man planted the lotus flower in the garden instead of a rose because the _ was a common flower.
[A]: rose


[Q]: The paper did not address government but did talk about policy, as the _ was indispensable to its thesis.
[A]:
policy