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: Kevin took his date to the restaurant instead of the cafe before the prom because the _ was plainer.

A: cafe
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Q: Mike was hit by the gun at his foot then killed by the bat on his head, the effect of the _ was minimum.

A: gun
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Q: While painting the bedroom, the paint bucket got knocked upside down on the carpet, so now there's less paint in the _ .

A:
bucket
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