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

SOLUTION: fence

PROBLEM: Jimmy was being sarcastic when he suggested stuffing all the laundry into the hamper, because the _ was too small.

SOLUTION: hamper

PROBLEM: John was disappointed he had accidentally purchased whiskey instead of burbon, because the drink recipe required the _ .

SOLUTION:
burbon