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The Hack Driver

The young lawyer is sent to the small village of New Mullion to serve a summons. Upon arriving, he meets a friendly hack driver named Bill who offers to help him find the man named Lutkins. Bill takes him all around the village but they are unable to locate Lutkins. The lawyer enjoys Bill's company and the village people. On the way back, the lawyer no longer worries about failing to find Lutkins and considers moving to the village. However, Bill was actually Lutkins in disguise, playing a trick on the lawyer the whole time.

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The Hack Driver

The young lawyer is sent to the small village of New Mullion to serve a summons. Upon arriving, he meets a friendly hack driver named Bill who offers to help him find the man named Lutkins. Bill takes him all around the village but they are unable to locate Lutkins. The lawyer enjoys Bill's company and the village people. On the way back, the lawyer no longer worries about failing to find Lutkins and considers moving to the village. However, Bill was actually Lutkins in disguise, playing a trick on the lawyer the whole time.

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THE HACK DRIVER

By Sinclair Lewis

1. Why was the young lawyer happy about the work assigned to him?
Ans. The lawyer was asked to go to a small village, New Mullion, to serve the summons to Lutkins. He was
happy as he had expected the countryside town to be green and refreshing, different from the crowded and
noisyatmosphere of the city.

2. Why do you think Bill offered to help the narrator find Lutkins?
Ans. Bill himself was Lutkins. He knew that the lawyer was searching for him. He wanted to play a prank
on him and offered to help him. He even made some money in this process.

2. The writer wasn’t very fond of new mullion when he reached the place. What made him grow fond
of the village and its people?
Ans. In the beginning, the writer did not like the village as he did not find it as per his expectations. But, the
friendly behaviour of Bill made him grow fond of the village and its people. He was so open and full of
warmth and affection that the writer was deeply touched.

4. On his way back, the narrator did not worry about his failure to find Lutkins. What was the reason
behind his carefree attitude?
Ans. On his way back, the lawyer did not worry about the failure of his mission, for he was too busy
thinking about Bill Magnuson, the hack driver. In fact, he even started considering his return to New
Mullion to practice law.

5. What did the hack driver tell the narrator about Lutkins’ mother?
Ans. The hack driver told the narrator that Lutkins’mother was nine feet tall and four feet thick, quick as a
cat and could talk sharp. She was a real terror. Once, she almost took off his skin because he did not treat her
box as delicately as a box of eggs.

6. Discuss the character of the young lawyer as depicted in the story ‘The Hack Driver’?
Ans. The narrator, who is a lawyer, is a man who could be taken for a ride very easily. He is easily fooled by
Oliver Lutkins. The readers feel sympathy for him because of his innocence.
7. Describe the feelings of the young lawyer when he came to know the reality of the hack driver?
Ans. The lawyer must have felt deeply hurt on knowing the reality of the hack driver. He had trusted him a
lot and had done whatever said by him. He had even praised him a lot for his help.

8. Attempt the character sketch of the hack driver?


Ans. The narrator happened to meet the hack driver on reaching New Mullion. When he came to know the
purpose of the narrator’s visit, he offered help in finding Lutkins at a charge of two pounds per hour. He was
a red-faced, forty-year-old man having a cheerful and pleasant personality. The lawyer liked him at the first
look. He was fun-loving and jolly.
He played a practical joke on the lawyer. When he came to know that he did not identify Lutkins, he
introduced himself as Bill.
He was neither honest nor helpful. He was in fact very cunning. He charged him for the lunch hour and the
food that he got from his wife.
It can be said that he was creative, humorous and clever.
9. Describe the encounter of the young lawyer with the hack driver in the village.
Ans. The lawyer was sent to New Mullion to serve summons to Lutkins. At the station, he met a cheerful
hack driver who was Lutkins himself. He took advantage of the situation as the author did not identify
Lutkins. He introduced himself as Bill. He offered him all his help to find Lutkins. He took him all over the
village but in vain. He entertained the author with his great description of the village folk, charged him two
dollars per hour and half a dollar for food. The author was impressed by the kind and helpful nature of Bill
and the hospitality and cooperation of the villagers. He thought of leaving his present job and starting his
legal practice at New Mullion.

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