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Evans Tries An O-Level
Why was the Governor himself taking keen interest in the security arrangements for Evans' examination?
Evans had already escaped three times from the prison. So he was called ‘Evans the Break’. To avoid any sort of eventuality, tight security arrangements were made by his prison authorities. The Governor himself was personally taking keen interest and two senior police officers were kept on watch and vigil. A microphone was fitted in the room of Evans so that the Governor could see the activities going on there. He was fearing lest Evans should escape.
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Do the Governor and his staff finally heave a sigh of relief?
Will the injured McLeery be able to help the prison officers trace Evans?
Will the clues left behind on the question paper put Evans back in prison again?
Where did Evans go?
Reflecting on the story, what did you feel about Evans having the last laugh?
When Stephens comes back to the cell he jumps to a conclusion and the whole machinery blindly goes by his assumption without even checking the identity of the injured “McLeery.” Does this show how hasty conjectures prevent one from seeing the obvious? How is the criminal able to predict such negligence?
What could the Governor have done to securely bring back Evans to prison when he caught him at The Golden Lion? Does that final act of foolishness really prove that ‘he was just another good-for-a-giggle, gullible Governor, that was all’?
While we condemn the crime, we are sympathetic to the criminal. Is this the reason why prison staff often develop a soft corner for those in custody?
Do you agree that between crime and punishment, it is mainly a battle of wits?
Who was Evans and what was his desire about his education?
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