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.

[EX Q]: John could not finish watching the movie within the time his mom gave him because the _ is long.
[EX A]: movie

[EX Q]: We went shopping for a new mattress and had trouble deciding between one that is firm or soft, so picked the _ one that felt like clouds.
[EX A]: soft

[EX Q]: The meticulous carpenter put caulk in all the gaps until the _ was all gone.
[EX A]:
caulk