Updated on 27/12/2021
7.
Evans Tries An O-Level (Colin Dexter)
Main Points
of the chapter:
Ø This is a
very interesting play. Evans is a prisoner in the Oxford prison.
Ø He is very
clever. He has already escaped from prison three times.
Ø So he is
popularly known as Evans, the Break.
Ø He will try
to escape the fourth time so there is a strict watch over him.
Ø He expresses
his desire to take the O-level exam in German but actually it was a part of his
plan to escape.
Ø So for about
ten months, a German teacher comes to teach him in the prison in evening.
Ø The
examination is held in his prison after searching his cell thoroughly by a
senior officer, Jackson.
Ø A person
named McLerry is engaged to invigilate during the exam. In fact, he is Evan’s
friend.
Ø The governor
of the prison himself makes all security arrangements.
Ø Two prison
officers are put to keep a watch on him.
Ø After exam
when Stephen himself goes to leave McLeery to the prison gate.
Ø When he
comes back he finds that McLeery is in Evan’s seat and he is injured.
Ø Thus Evans escapes from prison for the fourth
time.
7. Evans Tries An O-Level (Colin Dexter)
Very
Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the
writer of the play, ‘Evans Tries An O-Level’?
Ans. Colin Dexter
2. Who is
Evans?
Ans. A prisoner
3. How many
times has Evans already escaped from jail?
Ans. Three times
4. How is Evans
popularly known?
Ans. Evans the break
5. What
language does Evans want to study?
Ans. German
6. What test
does Evans want to take?
Ans. O-Level in German
7. Who would be
the invigilator for Evans’ test?
Ans. A priest
8. Whom does
the governor ask to search Evans’ cell thoroughly?
Ans. Jackson
9. What is the
name of the invigilator?
Ans. Rev. Stuart McLeary
10.What does
the rubber ring actually contain?
Ans. Pig’s blood
Q. 1 What kind of a person was Evans?
Ans. Evans was a young and clever prisoner. He had escaped thrice from the prison for which he was known 'Evans the Break'. He had never involved himself in violence.
Q.2 Why was Evans called ‘Evans the Break’?
Ans. Evans was called 'Evans the break' by the prison officers because he had escaped from prison three times. He was imprisoned in the Oxford Prison.
Q. What seating arrangements were made in Evans’ cell for the examination?
Ans. The Board accepted the unusual request of conducting the examination of Evans in his cell. All necessary documents were to be sent to the prison. And two square tables were placed opposite to each other in the cell.
Q. What were the precautions taken for the smooth conduct of the examination?
Ans. On the day of exam, the prison staff was put on high alert and special care was taken to conduct the exam. All doors and gates were closed. Stephens and Jackson were appointed to keep an eye on the exam proceedings. All sharp instruments like razor and nail -scissors were removed from the cell.
Q. How is Evans able to escape the fourth time?
Ans. Evans escapes from the Oxford jail in disguise of McLeery whom Evans has made injured. He misled the officers of the prison by miss guiding them catching him. He pretended to be gorged and while the ambulance was called the cleverly flew from the car.
Write a brief summary of the story ‘Evans Tries an O-Level’.
Ans. In this play Evans is a clever prisoner. He has escaped from the jail three times before this. He was known as ‘Evans the break’ by prison officers. He expresses his desire to get O-Level certificate in German language. His desire was granted after the approval of Board secretary. A tutor came to teach him German in his cell for one year. After it the day of examination came. On that day all arrangements were done to conduct exam. A person named McLeery came to take exam as invigilator. In reality he was Evans’ friend and it was the part of his plan. After the exam, Stephen went to leave invigilator at the gate and when he came back to the cell. He found Mcleery injured, but he was Evans himself. By this he escaped from the prison fourth time.
Important Spelling & eord-meanings
Prisoner
Examination
Violence
Precautions
Authorities
Language
Microphone
Conentrate
Governor
Individual
Tuition
Procedure
Kleptomaniac
Secretary
Incommunicado
Mathematician
Profession
Embarrassment
Chap - person
Kleptomaniac - habitual of stealing
Chuckled - laughed softly
Reiterated - repeated
Grubby - dirty
Mug - face
Nagging - quarrelsome
Lodge - hut
Frisked - searched
Sorely - painfully
Foster - encourage