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.

Lonnie put mortar between the bricks with a spatula instead of a trowel, because the _ was inefficient.
trowel

I tried to sleep on the pillow the hotel provided and didn't know if I could because the _ provided one that was too soft.
hotel

The man wanted to adopt a kitten and dog from the pound, however the _ was too young.

kitten