Problem: Here is a premise:
Cynics suggested the government allows such tales to be disseminated in order to attract sympathy and foreign aid.

Here is a hypothesis:
The government has nothing to do with what stories the public hears.

Here are the options:

Answer: no

Problem: Here is a premise:
Some bottles of colored liquids broke and the smell of the place turned rancid.

Here is a hypothesis:
When the liquids were exposed the place immediately stank.

Here are the options:

Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
The bounty hunters had no shot or powder? Ca'daan didn't understand what they were talking about.

Here is a hypothesis:
Ca'daan knew what the bounty hunters were talking about.

Here are the options:

Answer: no

Problem: Here is a premise:
The owlish Bannen can twinkle without looking dear--there's something saturnine in that face.

Here is a hypothesis:
Bannen has a gloomy countenance written on his face.

Here are the options:

Answer:
yes