Would a hedgehog avoid animals without a spinal cord?
A hedgehog has a wide ranging diet including birds, toads, slugs, and snails. Slugs are animals known as invertebrates because they have no backbones.
The answer is no.

Did Queen Elizabeth I read the works of Jean-Paul Sartre?
Jean-Paul Sartre was born in 1905. Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603.
The answer is no.

Can a false pope become a saint?
A false pope, or antipope, is someone that tries to claim they are the true pope but the church rejects them. Hippolytus (c. 170–235 AD) headed a schismatic group as a rival to the Bishop of Rome, thus becoming an antipope. Hippolytus (c. 170–235 AD) was named a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
The answer is yes.

Can a student from Smithtown's Cleary School understand the speech of a French person?
French is a romance language that originated in France. The Cleary School in Smithtown New York is a school for the deaf.
The answer is no.