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.

She preferred the bedroom next to the kitchen compared to the one next to the toilet, because the bedroom next to the _ had weaker odor.
kitchen

Molly yelled at her younger sibling, but asked her mom and dad for forgiveness. The _ accepted her apology hastily.
dad

John used the microwave to prepare the potatoes, but not the beans, since the _ were best eaten cold .

beans