Premise: In the apse there's a moving mosaic of the Madonna above a frieze of the 12 Apostles.

Hypothesis: There is a mosaic above the decoration of the 12 apostles.
Answer: yes

Premise: Edokko are suckers for sentimentality and for the web of small favors and kindnesses that bind them together.

Hypothesis: The Edokko people are very sentimental.
Answer: yes

Premise: I want to thank critic Michael Sragow for encouraging me to catch the commercial flop Pig in the City before the movie ended its nightmarishly brief run in theaters.

Hypothesis: I saw Pig in the City at an evening showing.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: The smell of burning cedar brought back memories of a childhood long lost.

Hypothesis: The smell of cedar brought back fond memories.
Answer: it is not possible to tell