Practice The Hack Driver - Sinclair Lewis (8) - Literature - Footprints Without Feet (Supplementary Reader)

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Question 1.
What is a hack driver?
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What type of transportation service does a hack driver provide?
Question 2.
Who is Oliver Lutkins in the story?
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Remember who the clerk is looking for when he gets to the town.
3Question 3.
What does the clerk learn about Lutkins in the end?
- He was a bad man
- He was a friend
- He was the hack driver
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Who's helping the clerk in his search?
4Question 4.
Is the clerk ultimately successful in his quest?
- True
- False
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Did he accomplish what he set out to do?
Question 5.
Discuss how the setting of New Mullion enhances the story's themes of deception and gullibility.
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Think about how the town’s atmosphere influences the clerk’s perceptions.
Question 6.
Evaluate the social commentary present in the clerk's experience in relation to class differences.
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Consider the socio-economic backgrounds of the characters.

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