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प्रश्न
The hack driver successfully trapped the narrator in his web of words. Comment.
उत्तर
- Hack driver - a conversationalist, cheerful, friendly, open.
- befriends the narrator who trusts him for everything he says and does.
- asks the narrator to stay behind, himself makes inquiries, offers home-made lunch, mints money.
- befools and outwits the narrator in the guise of help.
Notes
Guidance:
The answer needs to showcase the hack driver’s clever and crafty words with evidence of the narrator being conned/tricked.
Content -
Award 1 mark for a full explanation of the two strands
Award ½ mark for a partial explanation.
Expression -
1 mark when both aspects are included.
✓ Answer organised effectively.
✓ usage of words for description and substantiation.
✓ ½ mark when either aspect is missing.
Deduct ½ mark from the overall score if the error density is high (more than a total of 2 spellings and grammatical errors).
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why is the lawyer sent to New Mullion? What does he first think about the place?
Who befriends him? Where does he take him?
What does he say about Lutkins?
What more does Bill say about Lutkins and his family?
Does the narrator serve the summons that day?
Who is Lutkins?
When the lawyer reached New Mullion, did ‘Bill’ know that he was looking for Lutkins? When do you think Bill came up with his plan for fooling the lawyer?
Lutkins openly takes the lawyer all over the village. How is it that no one lets out the secret? (Hint: Notice that the hack driver asks the lawyer to keep out of sight behind him when they go into Fritz’s.) Can you find other such subtle ways in which Lutkins manipulates the tour?
Why do you think Lutkins’ neighbours were anxious to meet the lawyer?
After his first day’s experience with the hack driver the lawyer thinks of returning to New Mullion to practise law. Do you think he would have reconsidered this idea after his second visit?
Do you think the lawyer was gullible? How could he have avoided being taken for a ride?
How did Lutkins impress the lawyer?
Why did the young lawyer dislike his job in the Law firm?
Describe the young lawyer's first encounter with the hack driver.
How was the hack driver recognised?
Why was the narrator happy to go to New Mullion?
How was Lutkins described by the hack driver?
