Q. Who is the author of The Hack Driver?
Ans. The story was written by Sinclair Lewis.
Q. Who is the narrator of the story?
Ans. The narrator is a young lawyer who works for a law firm.
Q. Why was the narrator sent to New Mullion?
Ans. He was sent to New Mullion to serve a summons on a man named Oliver Lutkins.
Q. Who was Oliver Lutkins?
Ans. Oliver Lutkins was a witness whom the narrator had to find and serve with a summons.
Q. Who was Bill?
Ans. Bill was the friendly hack driver who helped the narrator search for Oliver Lutkins. In reality, Bill was Lutkins himself.
Q. What is a hack driver?
Ans. A hack driver is a person who drives a horse-drawn vehicle or carriage for hire.
Q. How did Bill impress the narrator?
Ans. Bill appeared friendly, cheerful, helpful and knowledgeable about the people of New Mullion.
Q. Why did the narrator enjoy travelling with Bill?
Ans. He enjoyed Bill's company because Bill was talkative, humorous and seemed to know everyone in the village.
Q. Why did the narrator dislike his job at first?
Ans. He disliked the office work and felt that serving summonses was unpleasant and uninteresting.
Q. What did the narrator think of New Mullion?
Ans. He expected a pleasant and picturesque village but found it rather ordinary and disappointing.
Q. Where did Bill and the narrator search for Lutkins?
Ans. They searched at places such as the station, Fritz's shop, Gustaff's barber shop, Gray's barber shop and Lutkins' mother's house.
Q. Who was Fritz?
Ans. Fritz was a man at whose place Bill and the narrator looked for Oliver Lutkins.
Q. Why did Bill take the narrator to Lutkins' mother?
Ans. Bill claimed that Lutkins might be at his mother's house and offered to help the narrator find him there.
Q. How did Lutkins' mother react when they visited her?
Ans. She behaved aggressively and threatened them with a hot iron when they asked about Lutkins.
Q. Did the narrator find Oliver Lutkins on his first visit?
Ans. No, the narrator failed to identify or serve Lutkins because Lutkins himself was pretending to help him.
Q. Why did the narrator trust Bill?
Ans. He trusted Bill because Bill appeared honest, friendly and helpful, and seemed familiar with the village.
Q. How was the narrator deceived?
Ans. Bill was actually Oliver Lutkins and deliberately misled the narrator while pretending to search for him.
Q. What happened when the narrator returned to New Mullion with another lawyer?
Ans. The other lawyer recognised Lutkins, revealing that Bill and Oliver Lutkins were the same person.
Q. What lesson did the narrator learn from the experience?
Ans. He learned not to judge people only by their friendly appearance and to verify information carefully.
Q. What is the main theme of The Hack Driver?
Ans. The story humorously shows how appearances can be deceptive and how overconfidence and misplaced trust can lead to embarrassment.