Footprints Without Feet: The Hack Driver

Topics in this chapter

• Plot Structure and Search
• Character Roles and Deception
• Narrator’s Career and Emotions
• Irony, Humor, and Satire
• Village Setting and Contrast
• Themes and Lessons

Cheat sheet

Practice questions

1. Question 1Q-24BE7B

   What was the narrator's primary profession or job role at the firm where he worked before being sent to New Forest?

   1. A.A senior legal partner
   2. B.A junior assistant clerk
   3. C.A private detective
   4. D.A court bailiff
   See the answer and solution
2. Question 2Q-67FB08

   Why was the narrator sent specifically to New Forest by his firm?

   1. A.To investigate a major murder case
   2. B.To buy a horse-drawn carriage
   3. C.To serve a summons on Oliver Lutkins
   4. D.To collect overdue rent from local villagers
   See the answer and solution
3. Question 3Q-B30B2F

   How did the hack driver, Bill, initially present himself to the narrator at the railway station?

   1. A.As a wealthy landlord of New Forest
   2. B.As the town's chief police inspector
   3. C.As a helpful, friendly hack driver and local guide
   4. D.As Oliver Lutkins' bitter enemy
   See the answer and solution
4. Question 4Q-FF1359

   Which of the following locations did Bill NOT take the narrator to while supposedly searching for Lutkins?

   1. A.Fritz's shop for shaving
   2. B.Gustaf's bar for poker
   3. C.Gray's barber shop
   4. D.Oliver's mother's farm
   See the answer and solution
5. Question 5Q-5B6824

   What was the most striking physical reaction of Oliver Lutkins' mother when the narrator and Bill visited her farm?

   1. A.She burst into tears and begged for mercy.
   2. B.She threatened them with a hot iron rod and a shotgun.
   3. C.She fainted out of fear upon seeing the legal paper.
   4. D.She offered them freshly baked cookies and tea.
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