Problem: Do "the sponsors" and "They" point to the same thing in the following sentence?

When the sponsors of the bill got to the town hall, they were surprised to find that the room was full of opponents. *They* were very much in the majority.
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A: no


Problem: Do "the master" and "he" point to the same thing in the following sentence?

After I saw Bill catching flies and pulling off their wings, I boxed his ears. I showed the master the flies, some crushed and some crawling about helpless, and I showed him the wings on the window sill. I never saw him so angry before; but as Bill was still howling and whining, like the coward that he was, *he* did not give him any more punishment of that kind, but set him up on a stool for the rest of the afternoon, and said that he should not go out to play for that week.
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A: yes


Problem: Do "Sam's drawing" and "it" point to the same thing in the following sentence?

Sam's drawing was hung just above Tina's and *it* did look much better with another one below it.
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A: yes


Problem: Do "The journalists" and "They" point to the same thing in the following sentence?

The journalists interviewed the stars of the new movie. *They* were very cooperative, so the interview lasted for a long time.
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A:
no