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 rain" and "it" point to the same thing in the following sentence?

In the middle of the outdoor concert, the rain started falling, but *it* continued until 10.
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A: no

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

Sam Goodman 's biography of the Spartan general Xenophanes conveys a vivid sense of the difficulties *he* faced in his research.
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A: yes

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

Joe paid the detective after *he* received the final report on the case.
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A:
no