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.

[EX Q]: Joe did a lot worse on the quiz last week than he did on the test today, because the _ was planned.
[EX A]: test

[EX Q]: The rabbit was old and we had to decide whether to let it die naturally or put it down.  After getting really sick yesterday we decided to _ .
[EX A]: put it down

[EX Q]: The book on geography was easier to read than the encyclopedia since the length of the _ was shorter.
[EX A]:
book