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

Even before they reached town , they could hear a sound like corn popping. Dora asked what *it* was, and Dad said it was firecrackers.
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A: no


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

Fred was supposed to run the dishwasher , but he put *it* off, because he wanted to watch TV. But the show turned out to be boring, so he changed his mind and turned it off.
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A: no


Problem: Do "Jane" and "she" point to the same thing in the following sentence?

Jane knocked on Susan 's door but *she* did not answer.
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A: no


Problem: Do "boy" 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:
yes