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.

They had a feeling either the bookcase or the clock would fall first. The _ was unstable.
clock

He knew the possum had stolen the food and escaped the trap because the _ was activated.
trap

The mother could not hear the noise from John's room like he heard the radio in the laundry because the _ is closer.

laundry