Question: Syracuse's original settlement was the port island of Ortigia, joined by causeway to the mainland.
Syracuse originally started on Ortigia and expanded over the next hundred years.

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Question: But the market has clearly signaled a future in which guanxi , or connections, will count as much as traditional pluck and enterprise.
The market states that connections are worthless.

Answer: no

Question: She went back to bed; told me to knock myself out with her equipment.
When she went to bed, she said that I could not use her equipment.

Answer:
no