Premise:
"and flung something over my nose and mouth as I tried to scream."
Hypothesis: My mouth and nose were covered by a purple cloth as I attempted to scream.

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"yeah and sometimes those people are are young enough they can still get out and cause a lot of trouble"
Hypothesis: People don't cause trouble if they get out when they're young enough.

no

Premise:
"To help agencies hold senior executives accountable for organizational results, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) amended regulations for senior executive performance management in October 2000."
Hypothesis: The OPM decided to changed the regulations so that senior executives would be held to account.
yes