Question: He touched the roll-edged brim of his sombrero, and Drew noted that his arm was crooked as if in the past it had been broken and poorly set.
His arm appeared to have been broken and set poorly, Drew noticed.

Answer: yes

Question: In this he was completely foiled; they spoke low and the din of the traffic drowned their voices effectually.
There was absolutely no traffic to be heard.

Answer: no

Question: The 2001 survey was cosponsored by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, the American Savings Education Council, and Mathew Greenwald and Associates, Inc.
Mathew Greenwald was a cosponsor for the survey.

Answer:
yes