instruction:
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.
question:
Before removing the tick, he gathered tweezers and a small bottle of rubbing alcohol. He dropped the tick into the _ .
answer:
bottle


question:
James could not finish writing his essay within the minute the teacher gave him. The _ is long.
answer:
essay


question:
We gave intensive care to the ratchet instead of the crank as the _ was flexing.
answer:

ratchet