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: He could either build the birdhouse or the tree-house first, but the _ would take less time to construct.

A: birdhouse
****
Q: He wondered whether the loss of his job or marriage would hurt most, but the _ ended first.

A: marriage
****
Q: No one would have noticed the spot on that skin because the _ is small.

A:
spot
****