Page 1 - LESSON NOTES-EVANS TRIES AN O LEVEL

EVANS TRIES AN O LEVEL, BY COLLIN DEXTER(CHAPTER-15)

MODULE 1 , MAIN CHARACTERS

1.James Roderick Evans; prisoner

2.Secretary of the Examination board a higher official of the examination board.

3.Governor; the governor of H.M Prison, Oxford.

4.Mr Jackson; a prison officer.

5.Mr. Stephens; a prison officer

6.Reverend Stuart Mc Leery; an invigilator.

7.MrCarter; a detective superintendent

8.Mr Bell; a detective chief inspector.

Introduction

The story Evans ……is about a cunning prisoner Evans who makes a plan to escape from the
prison on the day of his German language O level exam.

The jail authorities on the other hand are ready to cover up any sort of risk. Will he be able
to succeed in his escape?

Evan’s interest in learning German.

It is early March when the story opens. The Secretary of the Examinations Board received a
telephonic request from the Governor of the Oxford Prison to create an examination centre
in jail for one candidate named Evans.

He started night classes in O-Level German last September. The Governor enquires about the
procedure. He will be sending him all the forms and other necessary things. He enquires about
Evans. The Governor assures him that there is no record of violence against Evans. It is
decided to examine him in his prison cell.

One of the persons from St. Mary Mags is arranged to invigilate. The Governor did not tell
the Secretary that ‘Evans the Break’ had already escaped from prison three times. He would