Problem: Is "He opened his hands when the wind stopped." true if "Fred covered his eyes with his hands, because the wind was blowing sand around. He opened them when the wind stopped."?
Answer: no

Problem: Is "Each artisan still had signs, not wishing to lose a possible patron merely because the artisan happened to be illiterate." true if "The signs over the shops' doors had pictures that indicated what work was done inside. Although more and more people were learning how to read, each artisan still had signs, not wishing to lose a possible patron merely because he happened to be illiterate."?
Answer: no

Problem: Is "The firemen were coming from so far away." true if "The firemen arrived after the police because they were coming from so far away."?
Answer: yes

Problem: Is "It was bad enough that the faces had to be denied so many things because he couldn't afford them." true if "Papa looked down at the children's faces, so puzzled and sad now. It was bad enough that they had to be denied so many things because he couldn't afford them."?
Answer:
no