Premise:
"These unusual Frenchmen and the relative handful of black families that have also lived here for generations strike visitors as extremely kind, open, and simple."
Hypothesis: The French families dislike the black families that live there.

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"Walk him up and down here by the corral. The Kentuckian handed the reins to Callie."
Hypothesis: The Kentuckian gave the reins to Callie.

yes

Premise:
"The inspector reported that the chair itself, the wooden part, needed replacement."
Hypothesis: The inspector said that the chair was just fine.
no