Premise:
"He took Ca'daan to an outdoor ship that sold sticks of shriveled birds and wood cups of murky water."
Hypothesis: He took Ca'daan to a ship to buy some water.

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"so and that was thirty minutes was definitely plenty"
Hypothesis: Yes, it was absolutely enough that half-hour.

yes

Premise:
"The whole thing is absurd and ridiculous to the last degree.""
Hypothesis: It made perfect sense to me.
no