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English CBSE Class 12 NCERT Vistas Chapter 7 Evans Tries An O-Level Free Solution of Extra Questions and Answers – Extract Based Questions Short Answer Questions Long Answer Questions and Value Based Questions.

EVANS TRIES AN O-LEVEL

(Extra Questions)

 

Multiple Choice Questions

 

(i) “No, he’s just a congenital kleptomaniac, that’s all.” To whom does the word ‘he’ refers to in this sentence?

(a) Secretary

(b) Governor

(c) Evans

(d) Jackson

Answer: (c)

 

(ii) According to Governor, which of the following qualities Evans did not possess?

1. Imitator

2. Unhappy

3. Habitual thief

4. Mischievous

5. Violent

(a) 1 and 3

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 3 and 5

(d) 2 and 5

Answer: (d)

 

(iii) Based on following statements, please select the correct option –

Statement 1: The Governor wanted to handle some aspects himself

Statement 2: The Governor did not give complete information to Secretary

 

(a) Statement 1 alone is true

(b) Statement 2 alone is false

(c) Statement 1 is the cause and Statement 2 is action

(d) Statement 2 is the cause and Statement 1 is action

Answer: (c)

 

(iv) Which of the following can be inferred from the extract?

(a) Evans did not believe in stealing

(b) Evans had a wild behaviour

(c) Evans liked to perform on stage

(d) Evans had some past records of violence

Answer: (c)

 

(v) Which of the following would be the appropriate part to complete the sentence of Secretary?

(a) we can beat Evans

(b) we can conduct examination

(c) we can have a stage show

(d) we can conduct a class

Answer: (b)

 

(vi) What ‘particular side of things’ Governor wanted to look after himself?

(a) Evans was famous for cheating during exam

(b) Evans famous for creating an uproar

(c) Evans was famous for escaping from prison

(d) Evans was famous for creating good paintings

Answer: (c)

 

 

(i) ‘At 8.30 the following morning,’. Which of the following option implies the meaning of ‘following’ as used in this part of the extract?

(a) below mentioned

(b) above recorded

(c) next

(d) previous

Answer: (c)

 

(ii) All the options given below are meaning of ‘bunk’. Which of these represents ‘bunk’ as used in the extract?

(a) abstain

(b) foolish

(c) bed

(d) trough for feeding cattle

Answer: (c)

 

(iii) Who among the following looked strongly built?

(a) Jackson

(b) Evans

(c) Stephens

(d) All the above

Answer: (c)

    

(iv) In the above extract the word ‘Einstein’ implies –

(a) Compliment

(b) Abuse

(c) Satire

(d) Inspiration

Answer: (c)

 

(v) Please read following statements and classify these as facts and opinion. Accordingly select the option given below.

1. Evans got up from his bunk to show respect to visitors

2. Prison officers usually do have personal animosity with prisoners

3. Jackson taunted Evans

4. Stephens should have wished Evans good luck

(a) F – 1,2 and O – 3,4

(b) F – 1,3 and O – 2,4

(c) F – 2,3 and O – 1,4

(d) F – 2,4 and O – 1,3

Answer: (b)

 

 

(i) Please carefully read the following sentences and then select the best option?

Statement 1 – Jackson had participated in the Second World War

Statement 2 – Jackson wore Second World War medal on his uniform

(a) Statement 2 alone is true

(b) Statement 1 alone can be inferred from the extract

(c) Statement 2 can be inferred on the basis of Statement 1

(d) Statement 1 can be inferred on the basis of Statement 2

Answer: (d)

 

(ii) Which of the following things were not taken away by Jackson?

1. scissors

2. hat

3. file

4. medals

5. orders

(a) 1, 4 and 5

(b) 2, 3 and 5

(c) 2, 4 and 5

(d) 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (c)

 

(iii) ‘Evans had always worried about his hands.’ Which of the following is implied by this sentence?

(a) Hands of Evans had some problem so he was always worried

(b) Jackson had threatened Evans on his hands

(c) Governor wanted to tie hands of Evans

(d) Evans always took good care of his hands

Answer: (d)

                                         

(iv) “You want to complain?” Which of the following could be the motive of Jackson while speaking this sentence to Evans?

(a) Jackson wanted to encourage Evans

(b) Jackson wanted to deny every request of Evans

(c) Jackson wanted to challenge Evans

(d) Jackson wanted to frighten Evans

Answer: (c)

 

(v) ‘but Jackson was ready for him.’ What does this part of the sentence imply?

(a) Jackson was ready to fight with Evans

(b) Jackson was ready to question Evans

(c) Jackson had anticipated response of Evans

(d) Jackson was aware that Evans liked his nail file

Answer: (c)

 

 

(i) How many times doors of wings were locked and unlocked?

(a) one

(b) two

(c) three

(d) four

Answer: (d)

 

(ii) ‘McLeery was handed into Stephens’s keeping.’ Which of the following most accurately represents meaning of this sentence?

(a) Now Stephens would keep a watch on McLeery

(b) Now Stephens would shake hands with McLeery

(c) Now Stephens would take notice of McLeery

(d) Now Stephens took custody of Mcleery

Answer: (d)

 

(iii) Please arrange the following events in ascending order. The event that occurred first need to come first

1. McLeery meets Jackson

2. McLeery meets Stephens

3. McLeery signs in the visitor’s book

4. McLeery reached D Wing

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4

(b) 2, 1, 4, 3

(c) 4, 3, 1, 2

(d) 3, 4, 1, 2

Answer: (d)

             

(iv) Where did McLeery sign his name?

(a) Pass Book

(b) Gate Book

(c) Visitor’s Book

(d) Note Book

Answer: (c)

 

(v) Which of the following option is correct with respect to two statements given below?

Statement 1: Jackson instructed and advised Stephens

Statement 2: Jackson was senior to Stephens

 

(a) Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false

(b) Statement 2 is true and statement 1 is false

(c) Statement 1 is true and statement 2 can be inferred

(d) Both statements are flase

Answer: (c)

 

(i) What was the temporary little precaution?

(a) locked doors

(b) receiver

(c) break

(d) wall

Answer: (b)

 

(ii) ‘a wall as high as a haystack’. Which literary device has been used in this part of the sentence?

(a) metaphor

(b) irony

(c) simile

(d) repetition

Answer: (c)

 

(iii) What, according to the Governor, was an easier route for Evans to escape?

(a) through doors

(b) through theaters

(c) through recreational block

(d) through the haystack

Answer: (c)

 

(iv) Which of the following situations made the Governor to assure himself that Evans was as safe as house?

1. He was in a locked cell

2. He could have escaped through Recreational Block

3. There were two doors between the cell and the yard

4. Haystack was as high as wall

5. He had not tried anything theatrical   

(a) 1 and 3

(b) 1 and 4

(c) 3 and 5

(d) 2 and 4

Answer: (a)

 

(v) ‘As if Evans wouldn’t spot it!’ Which of the following option most accurately conveys the theme of this sentence?

(a) Governor had overestimated Evans

(b) Evans had underestimated Governor

(c) Evans had overestimated Governor

(d) Governor had underestimated Evans

Answer: (d)

 

(vi) Which of the following option is not the correct use of idiom ‘on the alert’?

(a) One needs to be on the alert for good bargains

(b) Police has warned public to be on the alert for suspected terrorists

(c) Army is on the alert to deal with worsening flood situation

(d) The hotel is on the alert because there is peace alround

Answer: (d)

 

(i) Which of the following sentence does not use the phrase ‘more or less’ correctly?

(a) It was more or less of the same variety.

(b) I have more or less completed the project.

(c) The CEO has been more or less accused of a fraud.

(d) David always cooks food either more or less

Answer: (d)

 

(ii) Please read following statements and then select the best option from the choices given.

Statement 1: Evans was always looking at the door

Statement 2: McLeery was always looking at The Church Times

(a) Both statements are wrong.

(b) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false

(c) Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true

(d) Both statements are true

Answer: (d)

 

(iii) Which of the following are not true about Evans?

1. He was always looking at the door.

2. He was sitting beside McLeery

3. He seemed to be thinking deeply

4. He always had tip of pen between his lips

5. He was wearing a coat

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 3 and 4

(c) 4 and 5

(d) 2 and 5

Answer: (d)

 

(iv) Which of the following is not true about the hands of McLeery?

(a) Nails were neatly cut

(b) One hand repeatedly touched his beard

(c) One hand constantly touched his collar

(d) One hand constantly pointed towards Stephens

Answer: (d)

 

(v) Which of the following word as used in the extract is closest to ‘very’?

(a) beneath

(b) straight

(c) pretty

(d) manicured

Answer: (c)

 

(vi) Which of the following option represents the same relationship as represented by ‘amateurishly and professionally’?

(a) Sun and Moon

(b) bulb and light

(c) good and bad

(d) volunteer and boss

Answer: (c)

 

(i) Which of the following pair of words is different from others?

(a) mouse and mice

(b) road and roads

(c) ladder and ladders

(d) beside and besides

Answer: (d)                                  

 

(ii) Please read following statement and then select the best option from the choices given.

Statement1: Stephens felt happy to escort McLeery to main gate.

Statement 2: Jackson was not escorting McLeery to main gate

(a) None of the statements can be inferred.

(b) Statement 2 is effect and Statement 1 is the cause

(c) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is the cause

(d) Statement 2 is irrelevant to the Statement 1

Answer: (c)

 

(iii) Which of the following things seemed unusual to Stephens?

1. Mcleery was walking briskly

2. Accent of McLeery

3. Assessment of McLerry about performance of Evans

4. Mcleery looked thinner

5. McLeery was wearing a black overcoat

(a) 2 and 4

(b) 3 and 4

(c) 4 and 5

(d) 3 and 5

Answer: (a)

 

(iv) “Och. I canna think he’s distinguished himself, I’m afraid.” What is the meaning implied by this sentence?

(a) Evans is likely to score good marks

(b) Evans has done very well in the exam

(c) Evans has done poorly in the exam

(d) Evans is likely to score a distinction in the exam

Answer: (c)

 

(v) Which of the following idioms does not convey the similar meaning as that by ‘all in all’?

(i) on the whole

(ii) in the aggregate

(iii) on the contrary

(iv) by and large

Answer: (c)

 

(i) ‘His hand felt along the table’. Why was McLeery feeling the table?

(a) He wanted to take support

(b) He wanted to clean his hands

(c) He wanted to pick up the German question paper

(d) He wanted to leave his finger prints on the table

Answer: (c)

    

(ii) Why do you think sirens were sounded in the prison?

(a) There was a fire in the prison

(b) Evans had run away from the prison

(c) McLeery was injured

(d) Governor wanted to call ambulance

Answer: (b)

 

(iii) Which of the following has not been mentioned to have occurred after siren was sounded?

(a) officers issuing orders loudly

(b) opening of doors

(c) banging of doors

(d) ringing of phones

Answer: (b)

 

(iv) Which of the following word has been used in the extract to imply ‘confused’?

(a) grasped

(b) barked

(c) streaked

(d) perplexed

Answer: (d)

 

(v) Which of the following is the most likely first statement Governor would have spoken to McLeery?

(a) How did Evans escape?

(b) We are immediately taking you to a hospital

(c) Where did Evans hit you?

(d) Why did you not shout when you were hit?

Answer: (b)

 

(i) ‘He shook his head in growing despair’. Who is referred to as ‘he’ in this part of the sentence?

(a) Governor

(b) Jackson

(c) Stephens

(d) Evans

Answer: (a)

 

(ii) Please read following statements and then select the best option from the choices given.

Assertion: Governor told Jackson that he was a fool

Statement1: Jackson had searched cell of Evans

Statement 2: Jackson had not found anything objectionable in Evans’s cell

(a) Statement 1 is false

(b) Statement 2 cannot be inferred from the extract

(c) The Assertion is false and Statement 2 is true

(d) Assertion and Statement 1 both are true and Statement 2 can be inferred

Answer: (d)

 

(iii) According to the extract, which of the following was not concealed by Evans?

1. His identity

2. A weapon

3. A false beard

4. Spectacles

5. Answer sheet

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 3 and 4

(c) 1 and 5

(d) 2 and 4                                                          

Answer: (c)

 

(iv) Which of the word as used in the extract mean ‘miscellaneous items’?

(a) paraphernalia

(b) at all

(c) dogcollar

(d) absolutely

Answer: (d)

 

(v) Which of the following best represents emotions of Governor?

(a) hopelessness and outrage

(b) surrender and attentive

(c) humility and sympathy

(d) elation and sorrow

Answer: (a)

 

 

(i) ‘one of your ambulances picked him up’. Who is being referred to as ‘him’ by the Governor in the sentence?

(a) Jackson

(b) Stephens

(c) Evans

(d) McLerry

Answer: (d)

 

(ii) Where was original McLeery found?

(a) In his own hospital

(b) In the Examination Centre

(c) In his own hotel

(d) In his own house

Answer: (d)

 

(iii) ‘the truth seemed to hit him with an almost physical impact’. What was the truth the Governor had realised?

(a) The person to be picked up from Elsefield Way had disappeared

(b) The person to be picked up from Elsefield Way was not McLeery

(c) The person to be picked up from Elsefield Way did not reach hospital

(d) The person to be picked up from Elsefield Way did not reach prison

Answer: (b)

 

(iv) Please carefully read following statements and select the correct option.

Statement 1: Governor understood that original McLeery may be at his home

Statement 2: Governor went to the house of original McLeery

(a) Statement 1 cannot be inferred

(b) Statement 2 cannot be inferred

(c) Both statements cannot be inferred

(d) Statement 1 can be inferred but Statement 2 cannot be inferred

Answer: (d)

 

(v) ‘But the Governor was no longer listening’. In which of the following sentence the underlined phrase / word cannot be replaced by ‘no longer’?

(a) Completion of this project is now not my responsibility.

(b) I need to accept that presently getting this job is not

(c) David was surprised that his vehicle could not be parked in the garage.

(d) Suresh came to know that this bus does not go to his hometown.

Answer: (d)

 

      

(i) Which of the following can be inferred from the extract?

(a) Governor did not expect Evans to come to the bedroom.

(b) Evans had not imagined presence of Governor in his bedroom

(c) Governor and Evans both did not expect to see each other

(d) Governor and Evans had scheduled their meeting in the bedroom

Answer: (b)

 

(ii) Please read following statements and then select the best option from the choices given.

Statement 1: Governor did not want to tell Evans how many men he had with him

Statement 2: Governor advised Evans not to try to escape

(a) None of the statements can be inferred.

(b) Statement 1 can be inferred but Statement 2 cannot be inferred

(c) Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true

(d) Both statements can be inferred

Answer: (d)

 

(iii) Which of the following emotions did not occur to Evans after seeing Governor in his room?

1. surprise

2. joy

3. fear

4. serenity

(a) 1 and 2                       

(b) 3 and 4

(c) 1 and 3

(d) 2 and 4                                                              

Answer: (d)

 

(iv) Why do you think Evans had a quick look around the room?

(a) He had come there for the first time

(b) He wanted to check if any more person was in the room

(c) He was searching for his hat

(d) He wanted to find keys of the room

Answer: (b)

 

(v) Which of the following idiom does not describe the meaning of idiom ‘sink in’ as implied in the extract?

(a) Do not overload the boat lest it should sink in river

(b) It took some time to sink in the message of General Manager

(c) Effects of global warming would eventually sink in minds of all

(d) The full scale of destruction caused due to war is yet to sink in.

Answer: (a)

 

(i) Which of the following word is closest to the meaning implied by the word ‘business’ as used in the extract?

(a) trade

(b) activity

(c) commerce

(d) manufacturing

Answer: (b)

 

(ii) Which of the following activities were not allowed by the Governor for Evans?

1. Visitors

2. Education

3. Letters

4. Thinking

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1 and 4

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 1 and 3

Answer: (d)

 

(iii) According to Governor from where the German Teacher used to come?

(a) From Germany

(b) From a school

(c) From the Board

(d) From a college                                                 

Answer: (d)

 

(iv) Why was Evans enjoying the conversation?

(a) Governor was cracking jokes

(b) Evans was cracking jokes

(c) Evans had made an excellent plan

(d) Governor had ignored vital checks

 

Answer: (d)

 

(v) Which of the following has not been used as an expression of surprise?

(a) “You mean — ?

(b) “God Almighty!

(c) “Was ‘e?’

(d) There’s far more going on than I — ”

Answer: (c)

 

Extract Based Questions

1.What was the unusual request?

Answer: To conduct an exam for a prisoner.

2.The request was regarding how many people. Name them?

Answer: Request was for one person only. His name was Evans.

3.Who is speaker of the above extract?

Answer: Secretary of examinations Board.

4. Which word in abstract means ‘person’?

Answer: Fellow

 

 

1. Please write name of visitors?

Answer: Jackson and Stephens

2. Who among the two visitors, addressed Evans as Einstein?

Answer: Jackson

3. Where was Evans living when two people visited him.

Answer: He was living in the cell of Oxford Prison.

4. Which word in the extract mean ‘next’?

Answer: Following

 

 

1. Who is speaker of the above extract?

Answer: Evans.

2. What is being referred as ‘lucky charm’?

Answer: A bobble hat of Evans

3. Apart from Jackson, who else was listener of above extract?

Answer: Stephens.

4. Which word in the extract is synonym of ‘fortune’?

Answer: Luck

 

1. What had been installed above the door?

Answer: A receiver to transmit sounds.

2. Who is speaker of above extract?

Answer: Evans

3. Who was going to listen in?

Answer: The Governor

4. Which word in the extract mean an ‘strangely’?

Answer: Vaguely.

1. Who was the invigilator?

Answer: McLeery

2. Why was McLeery being called out of the cell?

Answer: To frisk McLeery and his briefcase.

3. Who had given orders to frisk McLeery?

Answer: Governor

4. Who was the examinee?

Answer: Evans

 

1. Whose thoughts are above extract?

Answer: Stephens’

2. What irregularity had the thinker of above extract observed?

Answer: Evans had a blanket over his shoulders.

3. Which word in the extract mean ‘very cold’?

Answer: Chilly

4. How many people were inside the cell? Name them.

Answer: Two. McLeery and Evans

 

 

1. Who is referred as ‘he’ in above extract?

Answer: McLeery

2. Who is the observer of above extract?

Answer: Stephens

3. From where was ‘he’ coming?

Answer: From the cell of Evans

4. Which word in the extract mean ‘become’?

Answer: Grown.

 

1. Who is referred as ‘you’ in above extract?

Answer: Detective Superintend Carter

2. Who is speaker of above extract?

Answer: Governor

3. Who is referred as ‘him’ in above extract?

Answer: Mcleery. Actually he was Evans

4. Which word in the extract mean ‘appears’?

Answer: Seems

1. Who is speaker of above extract?

Answer: Governor

2. Name ‘two morons’ referred in above extract?

Answer: Jackson and Stephens

3. Who had accompanied Evans to the main gate?

Answer: Stephens

4.Which word in the extract mean ‘fools’?

Answer: Morons

 

1. Who is referred as ‘he’ in above extract?

Answer: Governor

2. What is the designation of Bell?

Answer: Chief Inspector

3. What request you think ‘he’ made to Bell.?

Answer: Governor requested Bell to arrest Evans

4. Which word in the extract mean ‘jumped’?

Answer: Leaped.

 

1. Who is referred as ‘he’ in above extract?

Answer: Mcleery. Actually he was Evans

2. Who is speaker of the above extract?

Answer: Carter

3. Did ‘he’ really go the Redcliffe ?

Answer: No

4. Which word in the extract mean ‘weak’?

Answer: Groggy

 

1. Who is referred as ‘he’ in above extract?

Answer: Evans

2. What is ‘Golden Lion’?

Answer: It is a hotel

3. Who did ‘he’ find in his room?

Answer: Governor

4. Which word in the extract mean ‘hid’?

Answer: Concealed

 

1. Who is referred as ‘they’ in above extract?

Answer: Evans and McLeery (he was actually a friend a Evans)

2. Who is referred as ‘the evil eye’ in the above extract?

Answer: Stephens

3. At what interval of time the ‘evil eye’ appeared?

Answer: Initially one minute and later two minute

4. Which word in the extract mean ‘came’?

Answer: Appeared

 

1. Who is referred as ‘he’ in above extract?

Answer: Evans

2. Who did ‘he’ see in his bedroom?

Answer: The Governor

3. Name the hotel pertaining to above extract?

Answer: Golden Lion

4. Which phrase in the extract mean ‘saw’?

Answer: Caught a glimpse

Short Answer Questions – 30 to 40 words

Answer: The first phone call was from the Assistant Secretary of the Examinations Board. He requested the Governor to issue a correction in the question paper.

The second call came from the Magistrate’s Court. They needed a prison van and a couple of prison officers for a remand case.

Answer: The Governor appreciated Evans and his beautifully laid plan. He thought Evans was careless in leaving question paper in the cell. All criminals leave behind some important clues. He was sure Evans would be soon caught and put in prison once again.

Answer: Name of hotel and its location was communicated to Evans through the correction slip. By issuing the correction slip, friends of Evans came to know about exact time of commencement of exam

Evans considered information about the time more important.

Answer: Evans had long and wavy hair while McLeery had closely clipped hair, almost next to the scalp.

Evans used a razor to cut his hair. After that he wore a bobble hat so that no one noticed his cropped hair.

Answer: The Governor combined both three digit numerals of Index Number and Centre Number to form a six digit number. Through map he discovered that it was in Chipping Norton. Name of the hotel was discovered through the correction slip. He reached the Golden Lion hotel of this area to arrest Evans.

Answer: The Governor was extremely cautious. He thought the call could be a fake call. In order to clarify his doubt he called the Examination Board from another phone. The number was busy. So  he assumed that the call was genuine.

Answer: Evans requested McLeery to allow him to put blanket on his shoulders because he was feeling cold. McLeery allowed.

Stephens considered it as a minor irregularity. He thought it could be because of cold in the cell. He ignored it and did not report to anyone.

Answer: Stephens saw a man sprawled in Evans’s chair with blanket on his shoulders. Blood was dripping from his head. He was wearing dress of a parson. Stephen assumed that he was McLeery. He shouted wildly to inform Jackson.

Answer: A photocopied sheet was superimposed on the last page of question paper. It was written that the plan should be followed. Last three minutes of exam time were important. It asked to drive to Headington roundabout and then to Elsfield Way to finally reach Newbury.

Answer: In the morning two men visited the real McLeery’s house at Broad Street. They gagged him and tied him in his study at 8:15 AM. The Governor reached the house in the afternoon and freed McLeery.

Answer: Governor had caught Evans at Golden Lion hotel. He handed over Evans to two prison officials. Evans was handcuffed and taken into a van. Actually they were friend of Evans and the van was also a fake prison van.

Thus Evans managed to make his final escape.

Answer: Evans was in prison and was famous for being ‘Evans the Break’. He was a genius in planning. He was very observant too. He wanted to sit for the O-level German Examination as part of his plan to escape from the prison.

Answer: Allowed Evans to keep the bobble hat

Allowed McLeery to take the rubber tube into the cell

Did not confirm Governor’s call before asking Stephens to escort McLeery upto the prison gate

Answer: Did not report that Evans had put blanket on his shoulders

Did not confirm why McLeery looked thinner while going out of the prison after completion of exam.

Jumped to the conclusion that injured McLeery was real McLeery

Answer: Did not confirm identity of tutor of Evans

Did not check identity of McLeery when he entered prison

Allowed Stephens to move out of cell during exam

Did not confirm that call was from Exam Board but issued correction slip

Did not check identity of injured McLeery

Allowed the injured McLeery to go with Carter

Did not call ambulance to take McLeery to hospital

Did not check identity of prison officials and van at the Golden Lion

Answer: Evans has chopped his hair to imitate as that of McLeery’s. If the hat was removed the change would have been known and alerted Jackson. Therefore Evans made the request to Jackson saying that it was his lucky charm.

Answer: The call was made by a friend of Evans from outside the prison. This call was made to distract Stephens from supervising Evans. While Stephens went to see off McLeery, Evans changed his cloths and gave finishing touches to his make up

Answer: The German teacher did not think that Evans would pass in the exam. According to him, Evans did not have even a cat in the hell’s chance of getting through.

Thus the teacher thought that knowledge of Evans was very poor.

Answer: McLeery had brought a sealed question paper envelop, a yellow invigilation form, a special authentication card from examination Board, a bible and a current copy of ‘The Church Times’. He also had a paper knife and a semi inflated rubber ring in his suitcase.

 

Answer: Jackson spoke this line to McLeery. Jackson also asked Stephen to come out of the cell of Evans.

This incident had happened when Governor had ordered Jackson to frisk McLeery.

 

Answer: The Governor in a scathing contemptuous voice told that he did not have to narrate what had happened. The Governor called both officers idiot and told that he had not telephoned them. He further told them they did not have any brains.

In nutshell, he was very angry at Stephens and Jacksons and blamed them for the escape.

 

Answer: They got blood for a pig slaughter house. The main problem about getting the blood into the cell was blood clotting. To stop it clotting they mixed it with one tenth of its own volume of 3.8 per cent trisodiumcitrate! This mixture was filled in the little rubber ring and taken into the prison cell.

 

Long Answer Questions – 120-150 words

Answer: Mistakes committed by Jackson

Allowed Evans to keep the bobble hat

Allowed McLeery to take the rubber tube into the cell

Did not confirm Governor’s call before asking Stephens to escort McLeery upto the prison gate

Mistakes committed by Stephens

Did not report that Evans had put blanket on his shoulders

Did not confirm why McLeery looked thinner while going out of the prison after completion of exam.

Jumped to the conclusion that injured McLeery was real McLeery

Mistakes committed by Governor

Did not confirm identity of tutor of Evans

Did not check identity of McLeery when he entered prison

Allowed Stephens to move out of cell during exam

Did not confirm that call was from Exam Board but issued correction slip

Did not checked identity of injured McLeery

Allowed the injured McLeery to go with Carter

Did not call ambulance to take McLeery to hospital

Did not check identity of prison officials and van at the Golden Lion

Answer: The injured McLeery was actually Evans himself. He poured blood on his head. He put his handkerchief on his head to indicate that he was really hurt and bleeding. But this was a method to hide his face.

He spoke in a broken voice to conceal his voice. Prison officers could not identify his voice.

He stopped them to call ambulance and asked to call police. He rather offered to help them locate Evans by going with the police. The Governor could not understand about the plan.

Evans was able to move out of prison with detective Carter. He deceived Carter and got down on the way to escape.

Evans thus fooled all officials to escape.

Answer: The Governor was not sure if Evans was genuinely interested in writing an exam or it was a plan for escape. He consulted the Examination Board to confirm that such exams can be held.

Governor thought that Evans may try to harm the invigilator. He asked Jackson to remove everything that Evans might use as weapon. He deputed two officers at the cell and bugged the cell. He got the invigilator frisked and his suitcase checked.

The Governor received a call from the Examination Centre for issuing a correction slip. He dialled the number of Exam Board through another line and found that the number was busy.

Governor received a call from Magistrates’ Court for prison van and some officers for remand case. He thought it could be a hoax but consoled himself not to be too much silly.

Thus he tried to calm down himself every time he felt uneasy.

Answer: The Governor did not check identity of the tutor of Evans for teaching German. It allowed Evans unlimited communication with outside world to make elaborate plans for his escape. Identity of Mcleery was not established.

Jackson allowed Evans to retain the cap on the pretext of it being a lucky charm. The rubber ring was not correctly checked. Stephens did not report the irregularity of use of blanket by Evans While going out McLeery looked thinner but Stephens did not bother to ponder over the change.

Nobody confirmed identity of injured McLeery. Governor allowed injured McLeery to go with Carter. And Carter dropped McLeery in his zeal to chase Evans.

Lastly, the Governor did not check identity of two prison officials who took Evans in a van from Golden Lion.

At every step mistakes from officials helped Evans. If the officials had not committed these mistakes, plan of Evans would have certainly failed.

 

Answer: The beginning of the escape plan was when Evans started taking tuition for German language. The tutor was his friend. Evans planned to write an O-Level exam and escape on that day.

The invigilator was a friend of Evans who smuggled everything needed for make-up of Evans. The plan of Evans staying in the cell as ‘injured McLeery’ was a master stroke. He took advantage of pattern of human behaviour in such circumstances to move out of prison with Carter. On the way he fooled Carter to drop him alone. And Evans escaped.

The Governor later applied good reasoning and logic to trace Evans at Golden Lion. But Evans had planned even for this eventuality. His friends came dressed as prison officials. Evans escaped with them.

Thus we can see that Evans had done a detailed planning for his escape.

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