Premise: Eliot, edited by Christopher Ricks (Harcourt Brace).

Hypothesis: Harcourt Brace enjoyed editing Eliot.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: The lawyer looked at him with renewed interest as he brought the tale to a close.

Hypothesis: It was clear the lawyer wasn't interested in him, as he wouldn't even look at him.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Answer: no

Premise: Wooden panelling snapped and the smell of burning leather hurt my nostrils.

Hypothesis: Wood panels quickly caught on fire and made a lot of smoke.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: The French Rev?o?lu?tion?aries threatened to tear the steeple down because it offended their principle of equality, but were reassured when one of the townsmen coiffed the spire with a patriotic red-white-and-blue bonnet.

Hypothesis: The townsman decorated the steeple in patriotic colors, but the revolutionaries tore it down anyways.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Answer: no