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.

The disease that the cat had was worse than the sickness that the dog had, therefore the _ died later.
sickness

We needed a longer ladder to reach the top of the box because the _ was too high.
box

It is easier to identify notes on a flute than a violin for beginners because the _ is a lot easier to tune.

flute