Premise: But then she found that he was making unseemly demands upon her, including the demand to lie on his behalf.

Hypothesis: She found that he never made demands that weren't perfectly reasonable.
Answer: no

Premise: Fur lined?

Hypothesis: It's faux fur, you dope. Just look at it!
Answer: no

Premise: Since this might have everything to do what the participants' chance to socialize with friends in a nonthreatening environment and nothing to do with self-esteem or work habits, it seemed to these researchers that it was therefore logical not to decide on the evaluation questions until their appropriateness could be determined.

Hypothesis: The appropriateness of the questions needed to be determined first before they were decided.
Answer: yes

Premise: All came in second, Wisk just a shade behind.

Hypothesis: All took second place, Wisk just a hair behind.
Answer: yes