Premise:
"Does she love him, despise him, or both?"
Hypothesis: She she love him or despise him? or both?

yes

Premise:
"When 1,397-m (4,584-ft) Mount Pelee began belching smoke and cinders far above Saint-Pierre in late April, which it had done harmlessly before, authorities professed no concern."
Hypothesis: The authorities were very concerned when Mount Pelee started to erupt in April.

no

Premise:
"Just as court ritual is still colored by the ancient customs of pre-Muslim Malaya, so a mild-mannered Sunnite version of the Muslim religion is often seasoned, amid this all-pervasive nature, with a generous spoonful of the more ancient beliefs of animist medicine-men."
Hypothesis: Sunnites don't like to speak in public.
it is not possible to tell