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.

The mother attended the baby's baptism while the father stayed home, since _ 's presence was optional for the ritual.
father

Jen preferred treating her cold with medicine over going to the doctor because the _ was more convenient.
medicine

To make things less awkward between them, Kevin bought his wife a daisy, even though she preferred a tulip, because the _ was harder for him to acquire.

tulip