Chapter-8 THE HACK DRIVER

1. Why is the lawyer sent to New Mullion? What does he first think about the place?

Explanation:


The Oliver Lutkins is served with a summons by the solicitor who has been sent to New Mullion. Lutkins had ignored all correspondence from the law firm despite being required to testify as a witness in a legal case.

 

He envisions New Mullion as a charming, small rural village. 


2. Who befriends him? Where does he take him?

Explanation:

Oliver Lutkins is served with a summons by the solicitor who has been sent to New Mullion. Lutkins had ignored all correspondence from the law firm despite being required to testify as a witness in a legal case.

 

The barrister makes friends with Bill Magnuson, who introduces himself as a station delivery man. Bill warns him that it will be challenging to capture Lutkins. He then offers to help him by going with him to places where Lutkins frequently congregates. Before guiding him to Lutkins' mother's farm, he brings him to Fritz's shop, where Lutkins is known to play poker, then to Gustaf's shop, Gray's company, the poolroom, and a number of other places.


3. What does he say about Lutkins?

Explanation:

He asserts that Lutkins is hard to find and is constantly up to no good. Lutkins owed a lot of individuals money but never reimbursed them. Lutkins loves to play poker. Bill also lets the solicitor know that Lutkins is a master of deception. 


4.What other information does Bill have regarding Lutkins and his family?

Explanation:

William asserts to know the mother of Lutkins. She is a terror, according to him. She nearly sliced off his skin when he delivered a boot to her farm once because he didn't carry it with the same care as he would a crate of eggs, he told her. She was, in his estimation, four feet thick and nine feet tall. She had a lot to say and spoke quickly.

 

He said that if Lutkins had known they were after him, he would have come to hide beneath his mother's skirts.


5.Does the narrator serve the summons on that particular day?

Explanation:

No, the summons cannot be served by the storyteller. on that specific day.


6.Lutkins is who?

Explanation:

Bill Magnuson, the hack driver, is Lutkins. He keeps lying to the solicitor all day long to avoid being called as a witness.


7.Did "Bill" know the lawyer was looking for Lutkins when he arrived in New Mullion? When do you suppose Bill came up with his scheme to trick the solicitor?

Explanation:

'Bill' was unaware that the lawyer was looking for Lutkins when he arrived in New Mullion. He learned about it after talking to and confiding in the solicitor.

 

As soon as Bill discovered that the lawyer was on the watch for Lutkins and that he did not recognise Lutkins by face, he immediately came up with his plan to fool the lawyer.


8.Openly showing the solicitor around the village, Lutkins. Why doesn't anyone share the information? (Hint: When they enter Fritz's, the hack driver requests the lawyer to stay out of sight behind him.) Can you think of any other subtle ways Lutkins rigs the tour?

Explanation:

Nobody is aware of Lutkins' blatant transportation of the solicitor through the village. First of all, he never permits the solicitor to address the villagers. The only person who approaches them is him. He keeps reminding the lawyer of Lutkins' mother and cautioning him about Lutkins' deceit. Lutkins' mother and the locals also work together to deceive the lawyer..


9.Why do you suppose Lutkins' neighbours were eager to meet the solicitor, question three?

Explanation:

The neighbours of Lutkins were excited to meet the solicitor because they were the only ones who had been excluded from meeting the solicitor who had been taken advantage of by Lutkins for an entire day. Everyone else in the community had witnessed the lawyer's deception by Lutkins.


10.After his initial encounter with the hack driver, the lawyer considers returning to New Mullion to continue his legal career. After his second visit, do you think he would have given this notion more thought?

Explanation:

I don't believe he would have after his second visit, though. After his initial visit, he got a favourable opinion of the citizens of New Mullion. He thought Bill was so sweet and kind to the visitor, and he assumed the other folks felt the same way.

 

He discovers he has been conned by 'Bill' for an entire day during his second visit to New Mullion. He carried on looking for Lutkins alongside Lutkins. He was suddenly the target of jokes from the villagers. He would never think of going back to New Mullions.


11.Do you believe the solicitor was duplicitous? How might he have prevented being duped?

Explanation:

The barrister was undoubtedly inexperienced and ignorant. There He had options to prevent being taken advantage of and made fun of. He might have attempted to ascertain the appearance of the witness he was seeking, Lutkins. Instead than believing one man who seemed overly nice and was completely unknown to the lawyer, he could have questioned other station employees about Lutkins. Also, when visiting places where Lutkins regularly hangs out, he should have been the one to inquire about Lutkins' location.


12.Do we only encounter people like Lutkins in fiction, or do we also run into them in real life? You can use fictional instances, tell the story of an incident you heard about in the news, or describe a real-world incident.

Explanation:

In the actual world, there are individuals like Lutkins. They do more than simply appear in stories. These are 100 percent accurate. Reports of these scam artists are common in newspapers. There is a well-known con artist in Charles Dickens' book "David Copperfield." He goes by Uriah Heep. He catches a rich, old fool who is gullible. He is the sole provider for the elderly man. By abusing his confidence, he embezzles his entire money. He causes the elderly man to develop alcoholism. Later He coerces the elder into giving him his daughter in marriage.