Premise: She tossed off her little V.

Hypothesis: She gently tossed off her V.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: It was this latter role that saved the chapel from projected destruction, since the bureaucrats could not think of another site in which to put their mountains of paper.

Hypothesis: The bureaucrats did not know of another site to put paper.
Answer: yes

Premise: The hardwood floors, wooden ceilings and brick and stone interior walls were all hidden behind coverings and old paint.

Hypothesis: The nice interior features were all hidden behind junk that they quickly ripped out.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: He worked in Toledo, his adopted city, for 37 years, toiling away at the immense and intensely personal religious canvases that are his hallmark.

Hypothesis: He worked in Washington DC.
Answer: no