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VISTAS: EVANS TRIES AN O-LEVEL
Colin Dexter
 
Theme
 
This is a detective fiction dealing with the account of the jailbreak by Evans, a criminal, who was an expert in mg from prison. The story deals with his smartness, foresight and planning his escape. With his meticulous planning and keen observation, Evans outsmarts the prison authorities. The story deals with the clever escape Evans and the Governor’s pursuit to catch him. Evans, with his ready wit and charm, proves at the end that things are not what they seem to be’ and we should not jump to the conclusions hastily.
 
Justify the title of Evans Tries an O-Level
 
Justification of Title
The term `O-Level’ in the story refers to the basic test. This examination is at the centre of Evans’ successful escape. It is in the guise of taking the 0-level exam in German that Evans plans and executes his escape successfully. Conducting the 0-level examination by the prison authorities gave Evans the chance to make a successful exit from the prison. It is also the question paper of this examination that helped the Governor track Evans at the Golden Lion from where Evans makes his final successful escape by fooling the Governor. It is a hint at the preparations that Evans had taken to make his escape successful. The title is appropriate.
 
CHAPTER NUTSHELL
 
Precautions taken to prevent Evans’ escape
 
1.Evans in a solitary room – incommunicado.
 
2.Cell checked.
 
3. Nail file and scissors taken out.
 
4. A priest as an invigilator.
 
5. McLerry’s bag checked. Pen knifewas taken away.
 
6. Initially guard in the cell. Later when outside, checking on Evans after every minute or two minutes.
 
7. Cell bugged and letting Evans see it so there would be no attempt to escape.
 
8. All messages or phone calls to go via the Governor.
 
9. Well guarded with all officers on alert; two locked doors between Evans’ cell and the yard, which had a high wall.
 
Mistakes made by the Prison Authorities
 
Despite knowing that Evans was always breaking out of jail and although they suspected he would try to break out again, the prison authorities still made many mistakes.
 
1. The validity of the German tutor not checked.
 
2. Evans allowed to sit for an exam knowing he wasn’t academically inclined and not checking whether he had learnt any German at all.
 
3. Letting Evans see the name of the invigilator on the form.
 
Jackson’s mistakes:
 
(i) Not taking more precautions in verifying the invigilator’s identity despite knowing Evans knew his name.
(ii) Letting Evans wear the cap for good luck.
(iii) Allowing McLeery to take the rubber tube inside.
 
Stephen’s Mistakes:
 
(i) Not going into the cell despite seeing that Evans was just sitting there not writing at all.
(ii) Not verifying the Governor’s phone call.
(iii) Despite seeing that McLeery looked slimmer while going out, not checking him.
 
Governor’s mistakes:
 
(i) Appointing Stephens, a new guard, to guard Evans.
(ii) Allowing Stephens to move out of the cell when Evans protested.
(iii) Letting Evans know that the cell was bugged.
(iv) Letting the Examination Board phone call go through without verifying its authenticity.
(v) Letting Evans wear a blanket.
(vi) Knew how shrewd Evans was but believing he had left the correction paper behind by mistake and believing the information in it.
(vii) Calling for the police,not the ambulance.
(viii) In the end, letting Evans escape a second time in a van without verifying the guards despite knowing how conniving Evans was.
 
7.Everyone just accepted Stephens’ belief that the man in the cell was McLeery as he was bleeding and did not check his wounds.
 
8.Getting fooled by Evans pretending to be McLeery although everyone knew Evans was a good mimic.
 
Reasons for Evans’ Success
 
1.A very well thought out innovative plan which was brilliantly conceived and excellently executed:
 
(i) Knew no one would stop him from studying or taking an exam so used that as an excuse.
(ii) Took time to implement the plan; no hurry.
(iii) Every aspect of the plan made foolproof — clothes being brought in, call for correction, blood in the tube.
(iv) Did not do the obvious- escape during recreation.
 
2.His own character:
 
3.An excellent judge of people and knew how to deal with them:
 
(i) Played on Jackson’s compassion — cap
(ii) Used Stephen’s ego — walk McLeery to gate
(iii) Knew Governor was fair — asked Stephens to go out; even permission for the exam.
(iv) Understood how people took things for granted — would believe a bleeding man would be McLeery,not Evans — no checking done of tutor or invigilator.
 
(v) Knew everyone would be too flustered to check the wounded man’s injuries.
 
1. Good mimic — Scottish accent.
 
2. Presence of mind — using a blanket to change.
 
3. Had self-control — even when Jackson baited him.
 
4. Alert — saw invigilator’s name.
 
5. Good supportive friends.
 
6. Earlier experience in jail and at escaping.
 
Reasons for Readers Support of Evans
 
1. Not evil; harmed no one; likeable; good humoured.
 
2. Underdog; so sympathy with him.
 
3. Excellent plan; deserved to win; too many mistakes made by authorities.
 
4. Admire one man making the authorities look foolish.
 
5. When caught took his defeat supporting.
 
Governor’s Character
 
1. Good; allowed Evans to sit for the exam.
 
2. Cautions; took all safety measures.
 
3. Fair, despite misgivings, complied with Evans requests
 
4. Intelligent; understood he had been duped.
 
5. Simple; didn’t realize the extent of the deception.
 
6. Gullible; as Evans fools him again at the end.
 

Question. Why was Evans called 'Evans the break?
(a) because of his pleasing personality
(b) because he keeps hat on his head
(c) for escaping from prison thrice
(d) All these

Answer: C

Question. How was the governor able to locate Evans?
(a) by putting together 6 figures
(b) by decoding
(c) with the help of Ordnance survey map of oxfordshire
(d) All these

Answer: D

Question. What two purposes did the correction slip serve?
(a) to give correct name of hotel to Evans and exact date and time of exam to Evans
(b) to help Evan escape
(c) to inform Evan Gang his plan of escape
(d) All these

Answer: A

Question. Why was the invigilator frisked?
(a) to ensure that he had no objectionable material with him
(b) to check his true identity
(c) to check if he was a real man
(d) none

Answer: A

Question. What is Norman Colin Dexter known for?
(a) for his writings
(b) for his poems
(c) for his plays
(d) for his Inspector Morse series of novels

Answer: D

Question. When was for his Inspector Morse series of novels written?
(a) between 1975 -1999
(b) between 1975 -1998
(c) between 1975 -1997
(d) between 1975 -1994

Answer: A

Question. From whom did the governor receive the first call?
(a) Assisstant Secretary
(b) Joint Secretary
(c) Assisstant commissioner
(d) All

Answer: A

Question. What kind of a person was Evans?
(a) Kleptomaniac
(b) pleasing personality and a tendency to mislead
(c) stealing habit
(d) All these

Answer: D

Question. Who was Mc Leery?
(a) Evan's friend
(b) policeman
(c) inspector
(d) the invigilator who had been appointed by the Governor to invigilate

Answer: D

Question. How did the first call mislead the governor?
(a) by demanding prison van for a remand case where as it was needed for Evan's escape
(b) by giving wrong information
(c) by calling him to CM office
(d) none

Answer: A

Question. Who ordered Evans to take off his hat?
(a) Jackson
(b) Stephens
(c) The Governor
(d) None

Answer: A

Question. What should be the Governor's plan to bring Evan back to prison from the hotel?
(a) He should have sent him by air
(b) He should have sent him with more people
(c) He himself should have travelled along
(d) None

Answer: C

Question. Name the author of the lesson.
(a) William Blake
(b) Sir Johnson
(c) H.L.Hegde
(d) Norman Colin Dexter

Answer: D

Question. Who checked the cell thoroughly?
(a) The police
(b) The Governor
(c) Jackson and Stephens
(d) Stephens

Answer: C

Question. How can we say that Evan could not get through the O Level German examination?
(a) he is unable to understand even simple expression like Gutten Gluck
(b) he didn't study
(c) didn't attend any class
(d) was behind the bars

Answer: A 

Question. Who arrived first on the scene after Stephen found Mcleery?
(a) Jackson
(b) Stephens
(c) Detective Superintenden Carter
(d) None

Answer: C

Question. How did Evan escape from the jail?
(a) by jumping the wall
(b) by befooling the watchman
(c) his friend Prison officer released him
(d) all

Answer: C

Question. Who was Carter?
(a) a policeman
(b) watchman
(c) Detective Superintendent
(d) None

Answer: C

Question. Why did Evans request not to take off his hat?
(a) he was feeling cold
(b) to give a smart look
(c) he loved to wear
(d) Evans considered it lucky for himself

Answer: D

Question. Where was Evan located?
(a) in the middle east
(b) in Japan
(c) in the middle of chipping Norton
(d) none

Answer: C


Long Answer Type Questions:

Question. How was the injured McLeery able to befool the prison officers?
Answer: Evans acted really well as the ‘injured’ McLeery. The fake blood that was supplied to him by his invigilator friend was pouring down from his head. With a ‘feeble’ hand, he got his handkerchief and held it to his bleeding head. In fact in that process, he was able to hide his face from the eyes of the prison officer. He was in so much pain that he could hardly utter a coherrent word! In this way, he concealed his voice and was able to dodge the officers. The moment he heard the suggestion of bringing in an ambulance, he interrupted and asked them to call the policl; he offered them his help in tracing Evans whom the authorities thought had escaped. This was a part of his plan in which all officers were trapped.
Evans acting as the injured McLeery fooled all the officers and he became successful in making them believe that the injured invigilator was really trying to help them. Thus, by his superb acting of an injured person, he was completely successful in befooling and confusing the prison officers.

Question. How did the negligence of the prison officers prove to be a boon for Evans?
Answer: The prison authorities had taken multi-step detailed precautions for the safe conduct of the examination. However, some lapses on their part at critical moments proved to be a boon for Evans.
First of all, no one tried to verify the identity of the invigilator McLeery and that turned out to be a key mistake in this case. Similarly, the identities of the van driver and the officer who handcuffed Evans were not verified. All of them later turned out to be Evans’ accomplices. The Detective Superintendent also acted hastily and did not drive the injured McLeery to the hospital. This gave Evans the chance to escape. Finally, the Governor, who had a sharp presence of mind and hawk-eyed vigil, made the greatest blunder. When he nabbed Evans at the hotel, he did not bring him to the jail with himself and sent him with a driver and ‘silent’ prison officer. Thus, Evans escaped yet again.

Question. Give a character sketch of the Governor of Oxford Prison based on your understanding of the story, ‘Evans Tries an O-level’.
Answer: The Governor of the HM Prison, Oxford, appears to be kind-hearted fellow at the start as he arranges for on O-level exam for a prisoner renowned for his ability to escape. He was, though, quite skeptical of Evans and made every arrangement to make sure that Evans had no means to escape.
He was also very proud and self-conscious. He did not want Evans to disgrace him by escaping from his prison. He had a sharp presence of mind, which was clear from the
fact that he cross checked every call that was made to the prison that day.
However, he got over-confident of his arrangements and gave Evans the opportunity to escape.
Also, he was a person who did not mind showering praise on a prisoner. When Evans revealed the secret plan to him, he admired him.
At last, he proved to be just another good-for-a-giggle, gullible Governor when again Evans tricked him and successfully escaped. His overconfidence and self-praise let him down.

Question. Describe the precautions taken by the prison officers to prevent Evans from escaping.
or
What precautions were taken by the prison authorities for the smooth conduct of the examination?
Answer: As Evans had tried to escape before, the prison authorities had taken all possible precautions for the smooth conduct of the examination.
Evans’ cell was thoroughly frisked a night before and all sharp-edged objects like razor, nail-file, scissors, etc., were taken away from him. The suitcase of the invigilator McLeery was carefully checked. Also, the Governor had himself decided to supervise the examination by listening in through the microphone connected to Evans’ cell. Prison officer Stephens was deployed to observe Evans from the peep-hole every minute or so. Another prison officer Mr Jackson was in constant contact with the Governor on the phone. Both the gates of the wings of Evans’cell were locked tightly.
Thus the authorities left no stone unturned in ensuring the smooth and safe conduct of the examination.

Question. What purpose did the question paper and the correction slip serve? How did they help both the criminals and the Governor?
Answer: The purpose of the photocopied sheet that was superimposed on the question paper and the correction slip was to supply the details of the plan of escape to Evans without uttering a single word. It was a well-thought out meticulous plan. It was also meant to make the authorities believe that the wounded man was McLeery himself. And at that moment, it worked as was thought and the authorities got trapped.
However, there is a wise saying ‘iron cuts iron’. Just like that, if that superimposed question paper and correction slip helped Evans, then the same materials helped the Governor also in locating the place where Evans was hiding.
The six digit number of the correction slip, i.e. the index number and centre number 313/271, helped the Governor. He put these numbers together and with the help of the Ordnance Survey Map of Oxfordshire, he reached the hotel where Evans had decided to hide for the day.

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