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NCERT English Class 10th – The Hack Driver

One Liner Facts for Exam

  • The Hack Driver is written by Sinclair Lewis.

  • The story is from the book Footprints Without Feet.

  • The narrator was a young lawyer.

  • The lawyer worked in a law firm.

  • His job was to serve summons to people.

  • The lawyer was sent to New Mullion village.

  • He had to find Oliver Lutkins.

  • Oliver Lutkins was needed as a witness in a case.

  • The lawyer met a hack driver at the station.

  • The name of the hack driver was Bill Magnuson.

  • A hack is a horse cart used for transport.

  • Bill claimed that he knew Lutkins very well.

  • Bill took the lawyer around the village.

  • They visited Fritz’s shop first.

  • They also visited barber shops and a pool room.

  • At every place, people said Lutkins had just left.

  • Bill took the lawyer to his home for lunch.

  • The lawyer liked the simple life of the village.

  • Bill said Lutkins might be at his mother’s farm.

  • Lutkins’ mother was a fierce old woman.

  • She threatened them with a hot iron rod.

  • The lawyer failed to serve the summons that day.

  • The next day, the lawyer returned with another man.

  • The truth was finally revealed at the station.

  • Bill Magnuson was actually Oliver Lutkins.

  • Lutkins cleverly fooled the lawyer the whole day.

  • The lawyer felt shocked and embarrassed.

  • The story is full of humor and irony.

  • The main theme is deception and appearance.

  • The story teaches us not to trust strangers easily.

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