Question: As the critic Albert Murray has long argued, that wasn't even true in Du Bois' time.
Critics have said that this was not true in the past as well.

Answer: yes

Question: Near the jeep terminal, pretty bungalows and rest houses offer rooms for rent, with balconies overlooking the valley, but booking in advance is necessary.
Booking in advance is necessary

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Question: Touching over the surface of someone's mind is one thing.
It's one thing to touch the surface of someone's inner most thoughts.

Answer:
it is not possible to tell