"b. Ben Bernanke became chairman of the federal reserve in 2006" is the only factual sentence from the options listed. The others are opinions or haven't happened yet.
Answer: The villagers did everything in order to get a fat amount of one thousand rupees as had been promised by Mrs packletide. Miss Mebbin's discovery could put their amount at a stake.
So they connived that Mrs packletide had actually shot the tiger. This would satisfy Mrs packletide's ego and they would get the amount
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