Premise: Why, that will, made on the afternoon of her death may " "" But Poirot's shake of the head was so energetic that I stopped.

Hypothesis: Poirot nodding emphatically agreeing with everything I said.
Answer: no

Premise: By standardizing practice, the reformers argued, wasteful care would be curtailed without sacrificing--perhaps even while improving--quality.

Hypothesis: While improvements may be made by standardizing practice, it may also raise rates.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: She wondered if articles by non-MDs would be taken seriously by physicians who work in clinical areas.

Hypothesis: She pondered if non-MDs would be taken seriously.
Answer: yes

Premise: Two years after Ca'daan had ceased his own brill trade north, choosing to sell south twice a year, his neighbor and his neighbor's sons lost an entire herd of six brill off of Heaven's Highway.

Hypothesis: He was jealous of his neighbor's massive success.
Answer: no