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]: Timmy was allergic to pineapples but not to bananas. The _ made him feel itchy and uncomfortable.
[EX A]: pineapples

[EX Q]: The chef cooked all the eggplant in the wok. It cooked very quickly because the _ was very small.
[EX A]: eggplant

[EX Q]: The sound decayed so much that the drum could not be heard by the recorder, as the _ could not make enough sound.
[EX A]:
drum