Problem: Do "John" and "him" point to the same thing in the following sentence?

The boy continued to whip the pony , and eventually the pony threw him over. John laughed out quite loud. "Served *him* right," he said.

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A: no

Problem: Do "the demonstrators" and "they" point to the same thing in the following sentence?

The city councilmen refused the demonstrators a permit because *they* advocated violence.

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A: yes

Problem: Do "the heavy book" and "it" point to the same thing in the following sentence?

I put the heavy book on the table and *it* broke.

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A: no

Problem: Do "the stage" and "it" point to the same thing in the following sentence?

There is a pillar between me and the stage , and I can't see around *it* .

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A:
no