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               SHORT QUESTIONS


                   1.  What kind of a person was Evans?
                   2.  What enquiry did the secretary of the exam board make about Evans?
                   3.  What was the German teacher opinion about Evans performance in the exam?
                   4.  What were the precautions taken for the smooth conduct of the examination?
                   5.  How was Reverend S.Mc.Leery dressed up? What were  the contents in his suitcase?
                   6.  How was Evans able to convince Mr.Jackson to allow him to keep his hat?
                   7.  Why did Evans not take off his hat when Jackson ordered him to do so?
                   8.  How does Mc.Leery explain the presence of a semi-inflated rubber ring? What was it
                       actually meant for?
                   9.  What evidences do you get from the text that Evans and Jackson had become warm
                       enemies?
                   10. Who was Carter? What did the governor ask him to do?
                   11. What two purposes did the correction slip serve? Which of them did Evans consider
                       more important ?
                   12. Who , do you think, has the last laugh-the Governor or Evans? How

               LONG QUESTIONS

                   1.  What impression do you form of  ‘Evans the Break’/A brief character sketch of James
                       Roderick Evans.
                   2.  What factors , other than friends do you think contributed to the success of the plan
                       of escape devised by Evans ?
                   3.  What lapses on the part of the police and prison authorities helped Evans to escape
                       from the prison?
                   4.  What estimate do you form of the governor of Oxford examination?
                   5.  What precautions were taken for the smooth conduct of the O-level German
                       examination in prison and why?
                   6.  How was Evans able to device full proof plan for escape from prison as well as items
                       for disguise in spite of severe restrictions and strict observation?
                   7.  Compare and contrast the characters of Stephens and Jackson?
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