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 hand of the little girl could not reach the top of she shelf because the _ is too tall.

A: shelf
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Q: Mary was unsure if the spot on the couch was from the pen or marker, then she realized it couldn't be the _ because the cap was on.

A: marker
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Q: Sean heard his friends had breezed through the unemployment hearing, so he went to one because the _ is simple.

A:
hearing
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