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.
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Question: The man could not jump over the wall, but easily hopped over the fence, because the _ was shorter.

Answer: fence


Question: Alice bought a skirt and pants to wear for her costume, but she thought that the _ would help her look like she lived in the 60s.

Answer: skirt


Question: Joe was renovating and replacing his linoleum flooring with hardwood. The _ was old and ugly.

Answer:
linoleum