Premise:
"oh he could never cut it"
Hypothesis: He only had one leg, so that impeded him.

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"Few people had ever broken through the crust of self-sufficiency the Kentuckian had begun to grow in early childhood."
Hypothesis: Kentuckians are dependent.

no

Premise:
" His choice, in the long run, seemed to lie between Bork and the Satheri, unless he could find some way of hiding himself from both sides."
Hypothesis: His only option seemed to be the Satheri.
no