7. EVANS TRIES AN O-LEVEL BY COLIN DEXTER

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COMPLETE SOLUTION OF "EVANS TRIES AN O-LEVEL"




Q1. Name the story and the author.
Ans:- The story is ‘Evans Tries An O-Level’ and the author is Colin Dexter.
Q2. What is the mean by ‘An O-Level’?
Ans:- An O-Level is a German examination which is held for the under of fourteen years children.
Q3. Who is Evans in the story?
Ans:- In the story Evans is a notorious criminal who has escaped many times from the prison (Jail).
Q4. Does Evans get success escaping from the Jail?
Ans:- Yes, he does.
Q5. What kind of a person was Evans?
Ans:- Evans was a young prisoner at the Oxford prison. He had famous for escaping from the jail. He was suffering from kleptomania, but there was no record of violence indulged in by him. He was actually a pleasant person, but very clever and cunning.
Q6. Did the exam go as scheduled?
Ans:- No, the exam didn’t go as scheduled. At first, there was a delay (late) in conducting the exam, which was about to start at 9:15 am. The Governor asked Jackson to frisk (investigate) the invigilator gave Evans some general instructions, the latter objected to Stephens’ presence in his cell. The exam finally started at 9:25 am.
Q7. Did the Governor and his staff finally heave a sigh of relief?
Ans:- At the starting, everyone believed that the examination was smoothly over. But when Stephens went back to have a check on Evans, he was shocked. He saw McLeery badly injured. Everyone thought that Evans had wounded McLeery and himself escaped in the disguise (by changing face) of the parson. Thus it proved that Governor and his staff had no relief.
Q8. Will the injured McLeery be able to help the prison officers track Evans?
Ans:- No, the injured McLeery wouldn’t be able to help the prison officers any more. He will feel weak and frightened because of that incident that had taken place in the cell.
Q9. Will the clues that left behind on the question paper, put Evans back in prison again?
Ans:- The Governor will be able to track Evans at the Golden Lion in Chipping Norton with the help of the clues left behind on the question paper. But all this would be a part of Evans’ plan, and Evans once again will be able to escape from the jail under the nose of the Governor.
Q10. Where did Evans go?
Ans:- Evans went to the Golden Lion in chipping Norton. The instruction on the question paper and the numbers mentioned in the correction slip helped him to reach there. He was happy to be out of the prison.
Q11. Should criminals in the prison be given the opportunity of learning and education?
Ans:- I think, of course, criminals must be given the opportunity of learning and of being educated, because, way of education can change their lives into a crime free with a better future. It will compel them to think over the right or wrong thing by educating themselves.

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