Premise:
"a little chip oh yeah i didn't hear about that probably for TI employees yeah"
Hypothesis: Maybe the TI employees have the little chips.

yes

Premise:
"Yes. The Kentuckian's answer sounded curt in his own ears, but he could not help it."
Hypothesis: The Kentuckian knew his answer was curt but he couldn't help it.

yes

Premise:
"Not quiz question Johnny."
Hypothesis: It is not a quiz question, just a simple query.
it is not possible to tell