Problem: Here is a premise:
EPA held a public hearing on March 31, 1995, in Washington, DC, and received more than 283 written comments.

Here is a hypothesis:
There was a public hearing held by the EPA in March of 1995 and many people had things to say about it.

Here are the options:

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Problem: Here is a premise:
doing what the government wants you to do or been doing the government thinks you're able to do so it's the same thing

Here is a hypothesis:
Doing what the government thinks you are capable of doing, is the same thing as doing what the government wants you to do.

Here are the options:

Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
A few hours later, I was back on Derry's doorstep.

Here is a hypothesis:
I went back to Derry's.

Here are the options:

Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
The racial divide is particularly pronounced on the lower end of the economic scale.

Here is a hypothesis:
When you look at those who are lower on the economic sale, racial divides are even easier to spot.

Here are the options:

Answer:
yes