Which of the following best states the thesis of the article?

Which of the following best states the thesis of the article?
 
  a. the U. S. college graduation rate is falling behind other countries
  b. only 63 percent of students entering four-year-colleges get their degrees with six years
  c. the focus of educators and policymakers is to get kids accepted to college
  d. while the focus has been on getting students accepted to college, what really matters is graduating

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Ques. 2

In other years, the person picked in the lottery was shot or stabbed instead of stoned.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Ques. 3

When it came to protecting her own children, Tessie Hutchinson demonstrated complete
  selflessness.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Ques. 4

Children of the chosen do not participate in the stoning.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Ques. 5

When Old Man Warner says, It's not the way it used to bePeople ain't the way they used to
  be, in paragraph 69, the implication is that people used to be braver and more willing to make a personal
  sacrifice for the sake of the rest of the town.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Ques. 6

Young girls are exempt from being chosen in the lottery.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Ques. 7

Children are exempt from being chosen in the lottery.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false