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]: The sound of the speaker put a crack on the window close to it because the _ is too strong.
[A]: sound


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


[Q]: The sportsman could not tie his fishing boat to the dock because the _ was too short.
[A]:
dock