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]: He kicked the ball towards the hoop, but he missed it, because the _ stopped.
[EX A]: ball

[EX Q]: The bed could not be covered with the towel without exposing some part of it. The _ is small.
[EX A]: towel

[EX Q]: In their marriage, Diane does the dishes and Don does the cooking. They thought _ was men's work.
[EX A]:
cooking