The Hack Driver Class 10 Worksheet English Chapter 5

Q.1. Who was Oliver Lutkins?
(a) Fritz
(b) Gustaff
(c) Bill
(d) Gray

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.2. How many times did he have to visit New Mullions?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 5

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.3. Why did the narrator call his work unpleasant?

The narrator was sent to serve the summons. He had to go to all sorts of dirty and dangerous places. At times, he was also beaten by those very people. That is why he called his work unpleasant.

Q.4. Why does the hack driver offer to ask about Oliver Lutkins?

The hack driver was none other than Oliver Lutkins himself. He did not wish to take the summons and go as a witness. So, he pretended to be a hack driver. He offered to help the lawyer so that the lawyer could not come to know about him from someone else.

Q.5. The narrator was happy though he had not found Lutkins. Why?

The narrator had hated city life. This ride through the village made him very happy. He was overjoyed to meet the hack driver. So he was happy though he had not found Lutkins.

Q.6. How did the chief react when the narrator returned to his town?

The chief was furious at the narrator’s failure to serve a summons on Lutkins. He decided to send a man who knew Ltutkins with the narrator the next day to serve a summons on Lutkins.

Q.7. What did the hack driver tell the narrator about Lutkins’mother?

The hack driver told the narrator that Lutkins’ mother was a real terror. He described her as a large and hefty lady with a fierce temper. He also said that she was quick as a cat.

Q.8. The narrator strikes us as a romantic idealist, Do you agree? Support your answer from the text.

The narrator is definitely a romantic idealist. He is fresh out of law school. He wants to have a real case. But, as a part of training, he is sent to serve the summons. He finds it difficult to understand. He simply dislikes his job as he has to go to all dirty places. Further, he has a very romantic | view of the country. He believes that villages are all pure and peaceful. There is no ugliness of the city in them. I also think that villagers are very honest and decent people. He has a habit of trusting people blindly. He believes in whatever someone says. In fact, he is very gullible. Later on, he realizes that a village can also be ugly. He also experiences that villagers are not always simple and honest.

Q.9. Do you think Lutkins was right in befooling the lawyer and earning money by using unfair means? What precautions should one take to avoid a situation like the one in which the lawyer was placed?

Lutkins was not right in befooling the lawyer and earning money by using unfair means. This shows that Lutkins did not care for the law at all. If we are in the lawyer’s place, we should not believe in things as they are seen. We should judge every action taken by the other person carefully before accepting it. Instead of depending on others, we should carry out our inquiries ourselves. The lawyer was befooled because he let Lutkins do the finding and questioning and did not do anything himself. This resulted in his failure to serve the summons on Lutkins.

Q.10. Describe ‘Bill’ as seen through the eyes of the narrator.

The narrator was much impressed with Bill. He first meets him at the station. He finds him to be friendly and cheerful. Bill is very helpful in his eyes as he offers to take him around in search of Lutkins. The narrator admires him when he goes looking for Lutkins on his behalf. Bill is full of a wonderful village charm. The narrator finds Bill to have unique country wisdom. He admires him as a storyteller. He appreciates him a lot when Bill even goes to Lutkins’ mother’s place to find him. For the narrator, Bill is a friendly man who helps others generously. He is so impressed by Bill that he decides to settle down in the village.