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  Class 10  English Footprints Without Feet Chapter 8 The Hack Driver Read and Find Out (Page 47) Question 1. Why is the lawyer sent to New Mullion? What does he first think about the place? Answer: The lawyer was sent to New Mullion to serve summons on Oliver Lutkins, who was needed as a witness in a law case. He first thinks that the place must be a sweet and a simple country village. Question 2. Who befriends lawyer? Where does he take him? Answer: A hack driver at the station, who called himself Bill Magnuson, befriends him. He told the lawyer that he knew Lutkins and would help in finding him. Bill took him to all the places where Lutkins was known to hang out. He took the lawyer to Fritz’s shop, where Lutkins played a lot of poker; to Gustaff’s barber shop and then to Gray’s barber shop; to the poolroom and several other places before finally taking him to Lutkins’ mother’s farm. However, Oliver Lutkins was not found. Question 3. What does Bill say about Lutkins? Answer:...

 

  Chapter 9  Madam Rides the Bus Page 119 Question 1. What was Valli’s favourite pastime? Answer: Valli’s favourite pastime was standing in the front doorway of her house and looking at the street outside. Question 2. What was the source of unending joy for Valli? What was her strongest desire? Answer: The sight of the bus that travelled between her village and the nearest town, filled each time with a new set of passengers, was a source of unending joy for Valli. Her strongest desire was to ride the bus. Question 3. What did Valli find out about the bus journey? How did she find these details? Answer: Valli found out that the bus journey to the town took 45 minutes and the one-way fare costed 30 paisa. She listened carefully to the conversations between her neighbours and people who regularly used the bus and asked a few discreet questions here and there. This way she picked up various small details about the bus journey. Question 4. What do you think Valli was planning to do...