MCQs For NCERT Class 10 English Chapter 8 The hack driver

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The hack driver Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers

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Question. Pick the option that correctly classifies Facts (F) and Opinions (O) of the students given below.
1. I feel everyone in the village was making a fool of the narrator.
2. I think the narrator was not happy with his work and city life.
3. I think the narrator should not have trusted anyone blindly.
4. I think Oliver Lutkins took advantage of the narrator’s innocence.
(a) F-1 and O-2, 3 and 4
(b) F-1, 2 and O-3, 4
(c) F-1, 2, 4 and O-3
(d) F-3, 4 and O-1, 2   

Question. Why did Lutkins beg the narrator to go with them to a neighbour’s house for a cup of coffee?
(a) They wanted to host an evening snack for the narrator.
(b) They were the only folks in the town that missed seeing the narrator the previous day.
(c) The hack driver wanted to eat at the neighbour’s place.
(d) All of the above 

Question. Bill initially thought that the narrator had come in search of Lutkins because
(a) He owed fifty cents to Lutkins.
(b) He wanted to serve summons on Lutkins.
(c) He had to collect money from Lutkins.
(d) None of the above  

Question. How did Lutkin’s mother react when Bill and the narrator enquired about Lutkins?   
(a) She threatened to burn them
(b) She threatened to kill them
(c) She abused them 
(d) She chased them away 

Question. Which of the following people were described by Bill while roaming the city with the lawyer?
(a) Minister’s wife who sang the loudest in church.
(b) Boys who came back from college in fancy clothes.
(c) Lawyer whose wife could never succeed in getting him to put on both a collar and a tie on the same day.
(d) All of the above 

Question. Given below are some adjectives. Choose the ones which can be associated with Oliver Lutkins from ‘The Hack Driver’.
1. Deceptive
2. Clever
3. Cunning
4. Short-tempered
5. Friendly
6. Jolly
7. Quick-witted
8. Hack driver
(a) 3, 4, 7 and 8
(b) 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8
(c) 2, 3, 4 and 5
(d) 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7 

Question. What can you infer about the lawyer after reading ‘The Hack Driver’?
(i) Innocent
(ii) Befooled by the hack driver
(iii) Trusts people blindly
(a) Only (i)
(b) (i) and (ii)
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) All of these 

Question. The village folks used to call the hack driver …………… .
(a) Fraudster
(b) Magnuson
(c) Oliver
(d) Lutkins   

Question. The Chief hinted that the narrator might do well at …………… .
(a) Serving summons
(b) Digging ditches
(c) Beating up criminals
(d) Getting beaten up by criminals 

Question. Where did Lutkins’ friend directed the hack driver and the narrator for Lutkins’ mother’ farm?
(a) Three miles South
(b) Six miles North
(c) Three miles North
(d) Seven miles East   

Question. Why was the lawyer sent to serve summon to Oliver Lutkins?
(a) He was needed as a witness in a law case.
(b) He was a criminal and had to be arrested.
(c) He was summoned to clear the legal matters against him.
(d) None of the above 

Question. Why were Lutkins and his mother laughing at the narrator in the end?
(a) Because the narrator was befooled by Lutkins.
(b) Because they were of jovial nature.
(c) Because they were sharing jokes with each other.
(d) None of the above   

Extract Based MCQs :

Read the extract to attempt the questions that follow.
After graduating with honours, I became a junior assistant clerk in a magnificent law firm. I was sent, not to prepare legal briefs, but to serve summons, like a cheap private detective. I had to go to dirty and shadowy corners of the city to seek out my victims. Some of the larger and more self confident ones even beat me up. I hated this unpleasant work, and the side of city life it revealed to me.

Question. Which of the following options was NOT a part of this unpleasant work?
(a) Searching for law-breakers
(b) Serving summons
(c) Getting beaten up
(d) Preparing legal documents 

Question. ‘Like a cheap private detective’ is a reference to the fact that the speaker
(a) wasn’t drawing as good a salary as a detective.
(b) was upset about working in the private sector.
(c) wasn’t trying to be an established detective.
(d) was disappointed with his allotted work. 

Question. Choose the option that is NOT TRUE.
The speaker found this side of the city life unpleasant because it revealed people who had 
(a) robbed others of their belongings.
(b) threatened others.
(c) swindled the innocent.
(d) served summons for a case. 

Question. The shadowy corners of the city conjure up images of places?
(a) With many trees to provide shade.
(b) Where crime is not uncommon.
(c) Which receive absolutely no sunlight.
(d) With tall buildings and their shadows. 

Question. The law firm that the narrator joined was
(a) splendid
(b) philanthropic
(c) reputable
(d) contemporary   

Read the extract to attempt the questions that follow.
Fritz looked at me, hiding behind Bill. He hesitated, and then admitted, “Yes, he was in here a little while ago. Guess he’s gone over to Gustaff ’s to get a shave.” “Well, if he comes in, tell him I’m looking for him.”
We drove to Gustaff ’s barber shop. Again, Bill went in first, and I lingered at the door. He asked not only the Swede but two customers if they had seen. Lutkins. The Swede had not. He said angrily, “I haven’t seen him, and don’t care to. But if you find him you can just collect that dollar thirty-five, he owes me.” One of the customers thought he had seen Lutkins walking down Main Street, this side of the hotel. 

Question. One person mentioned that he had seen Lutkins walking down Main Street. This was an example of
(a) being taken to the cleaners.
(b) sending someone on a wild goose chase.
(c) stretching the truth.
(d) making scales fall off someone’s eyes. 

Question. Fritz’s hesitation was on account of wanting to
(a) take a moment to comprehend and fall in with the prank.
(b) understand what was being asked and answer accordingly.
(c) pretend ignorance at the question asked to waste time.
(d) confirm that it was him being addressed, before replying. 

Question. The extract is an example of writing in the style of a
(a) personal narrative
(b) biography
(c) historical fiction
(d) research article 

Question. The narrator hovered near the door because he
(a) wanted to eavesdrop on the conversation.
(b) didn’t trust Bill to enquire sternly.
(c) had been asked to remain there by Bill.
(d) found the interior too stuffy. 

Question. The extract is an example of writing in the style of a
(a) personal narrative
(b) biography
(c) historical fiction
(d) research article  

Reference to Context

1. When I got to New Mullion, my eager expectations of a sweet and simple country village were severely disappointed. Its streets were rivers of mud, with rows of wooden shops, either painted a sour brown, or bare of any paint at all. The only agreeable sight about the place was the delivery man at the station. He was about forty, red-faced, cheerful, and thick about the middle. His working clothes were dirty and wellworn, and he had a friendly manner. You felt at once that he liked people.

Question. Why was the narrator’s spirits dampened when he reached New Mullion?
(a) there were less people in the town
(b) it was a long journey and he was tired
(c) the streets were crowded
(d) the streets were full of mud

Question. Choose the option that lists the set of statements that are NOT TRUE according to the given extract.
1. There were less people in the town.
2. The streets were full of mud.
3. The narrator is a delivery man.
4. The narrator came to a big city.
5. The name of the village was New Mullion.
6. The wooden shops were painted.
7. Narrator’s expectations were disappointed.
(a) 1, 3, 4
(b) 2, 3, 6
(c) 2, 4, 7
(d) 1, 4, 7

Question. Pick the option that correctly classifies fact/s (F) and myths (M) about the narrator.

(a) F – 1, 2 and M – 3, 4
(b) F – 1, 3 and M – 2, 4
(c) F – 2, 4 and M – 1, 3
(d) F – 3, 4 and M – 1, 2

Question. What do you mean by the word ‘agreeable’?
(a) pleasant
(b) correct
(c) subservient
(d) stylish

Question. ______________ is the synonym of ‘eager’.
(a) fine
(b) keen
(c) inviting
(d) none of these

2. His cheerful country wisdom was very refreshing to a country boy like myself who was sick of the city. As we sat on the hilltop, looking over the pastures and creek which slipped among the trees, he talked of New Mullion, and painted a picture in words of all the people in it. He noticed everything, but no matter how much he might laugh at people, he also understood
and forgave their foolishness.

Question. Who is ‘he’ referred to here?
(a) Bill
(b) Oliver Lutkins
(c) The Minister
(d) The Chief

Question. What did the people overview from the hilltop?
(a) pastures and creek
(b) plains
(c) muddy roads
(d) forests

Question. What did ‘he’ tell the narrator that made him feel refreshed?
(a) ‘He’ talked about the people of New Mullion.
(b) ‘He’ talked about the fields of New Mullion.
(c) ‘He’ spoke about Oliver Lutkins
(d) ‘He’ forgave the foolishness of the people.

Question. What do you notice about the nature of ‘He’?
(a) Observant
(b) Expressive
(c) Indifferent
(d) Both (a) and (b)

Question. ________ is the antonym of ‘cheerful’.
(a) Light-hearted
(b) Joyful
(c) Gloomy
(d) Mirthful

Question. I charged the whole thing to the firm. But it would have been worth paying him myself to have his presence. His cheerful country wisdom was very refreshing to a country boy like myself who was sick of the city. As we sat on the hilltop, looking over the astures and creek which slipped among the trees, he talked of New Mullion, and painted a picture in words of all the people in it.
(a) What was the charge finally?
(b) How do you think it took such a long time for Bill to hunt down Lutkins?
Ans. (a) The final charge was more than 12 dollars as they had taken six hours to search for Lutkins at two dollars per hour including lunch.
(b) It took such a long time for Bill to hunt down and fail to find Lutkins because everytime he ended up at a place where Lutkins could be, he came with the response that Lutkins had escaped.

Question. What really hurt me was that when I served the summons, Lutkins and his mother laughed at me as though I were a bright boy of seven. With loving kindness they begged me to go with them to a neighbour’s house for a cup of coffee. “I told them about you and they’re anxious to look at you,” said zutkins joyfully. “They’re about the only folks in the town that missed seeing you yesterday.”
(a) Why did Lutkins and his mother laugh at the narrator?
(b) Do you think the narrator was a gullible man?
Ans. (a) The two laughed at the narrator because they had befooled him into thinking that Lutkins was nowhere to be found when Bill was himself Lutkins and his mother had helped with the joke.
(b) Yes. The narrator was too gullible for the profession he had chosen. He should have understood something was fishy once Bill could not find Lutkins anywhere especially when he made him go through the entire village.

Question. When I got to New Mullion, my eager expectations of a sweet and simple country village were severely disappointed.
(a) Who is I? Why was he disappointed with the village?
(b) Why had he gone to New Mullion?
Ans. (a) The narrator is a young lawyer who was disappointed with the village as the roads were muddy, with dank badly painted wooden shops.
(b) He had gone to New Mullion to serve summons to Oliver Lutkins to be a witness for a case.

Question. He was so open and friendly that I glowed with the warmth of his affection. I knew, of course, that he wanted the business, but his kindness was real. I was glad the fare money would go to this good fellow. I managed to bargain down to two dollars an hour, and then he brought from his house nearby a sort of large black box on wheels.
(a) Who was so open and friendly?
(b) Did he take the lawyer to his destination?
Ans. (a) The delivery man or Bill, was an open and friendly man according to the narrator.
(b) No. Bill was himself Lutkins and fooled the narrator into going around the town on a wild goose chase.