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]: She didn't mind the music or the talking, but the _ had gotten a bit quieter.
[EX A]: talking

[EX Q]: The man moved the lamp from the nightstand to the dresser because the _ was unstable.
[EX A]: nightstand

[EX Q]: His partner looked behind the wall for him, but found him hiding in the foyer instead, as the _ was a bad place to hide.
[EX A]:
wall