Answer: What Kind of A Person Was Evans?

1. What kind of a person was Evans?
Answer
Evans was a young, clever prisoner. He had

escaped thrice from the prison for which he was
known 'Evans the Break'. He was not a violent
sort of a person. He was quite a pleasant person
and was a star at the Christmas concert.
2. What were the precautions taken for the

smooth conduct of the examination?
Answer
For smooth conduct of the examination, various

precautionary measures were taken. All sharp
instruments like razor nail scissors were
removed. The Governor, senior prison officer
Jackson and officer Stephen were put on duty. A
special invigilator was arranged. A microphone
was fitted in the prison cell where the
examination was to be conducted.
1. Will the exam now go as scheduled?
Answer
Everything had been in order for the exam to

start on its scheduled time, but the Governor,
still apprehensive, ordered a last minute change
in plan. As another precautionary measure, he
ordered frisking the invigilator as well, before
allowing him to carry out his assigned job. This
wasted some time and the exam started at
9:25am, ten minutes later than the scheduled
time.
1. Did the Governor and his staff finally heave a
sigh of relief?
Answer
Evans was a shrewd man who allowed only a

momentary sigh of relief to the Governor and
his staff. The exam was supposed to have ended
peacefully, but when Stephens rechecked
Evans's cell, he was stunned to see a profusely
bleeding Mcleery still in the cell. He concluded
that the man he had escorted to the gate was
actually Evans.
Measures were taken to recapture Evans with
the help of the bleeding Mcleery, who was later
sent off to a hospital for treatment. However,
soon it was exposed that this 'bleeding Mcleery'
was the real Evans. Finally, when the Governor
traced Evans and ordered him to be taken back
to the prison with a prison officer in the official
van, another conspiracy unfolded. Evans fled
again, as the prison officer and the van were
part of his back-up plan. His flawless plans left
everyone perplexed and troubled.
1. Will the injured Mcleery be able to help the
prison officers track Evans?
Answer
Injured Mcleery, showcasing his knowledge of

German, reveals the supposed plan of Evans
through the superimposed question paper. He
proposes to guide the officials to the
whereabouts of Evans. However, this is later
revealed to be a part of the Evans plan to flee to
safety, as it was Evans himself who was
disguised as the injured Mcleery. It can be, thus,
noticed that the disguised Mcleery's help to the
officials was fake as it was just a part of Evans's
escape plan.
1. Will the clues left behind on the question
paper, put Evans back in prison again?
Answer
Evans escaped from the prison with the help of

a clever, infallible plan. Certain clues were left
behind by the shrewd fugitive which was a
"careless" act according to the Governor. There
was a superimposed question paper with
directions to the supposed plan. However, it was
soon seen that all of it was fake and part of the
plan to misguide the officials.
But the little German the Governor knew and
the 'correction slip' did help them to track him
down.
1. Where did Evans go?
Answer
After deceiving the police intelligently, Evans

went to the hotel Golden Lion located in
Chipping Norton.
1. Reflecting on the story, what did you feel
about Evans' having the last laugh?
Answer
Evans smartly devised and executed the plan of

his escape. He managed to fool everyone till the
end of the story. He left fake clues to misguide
the officials chasing him. Even as the Governor
heaved a sigh of relief after nabbing him in the
Golden Lion hotel, Evans was secretly cooking
and executing another path of escape. The
prison officer and the van used by the Governor
for transferring Evans back to the prison were
forged. The Governor was happy that ultimately
he was able to track him down using his
intelligence and knowledge of German.
However, Evans had planned a step ahead. With
his successful escape, Evans definitely had a well
earned last laugh.
2. 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 can
prevent one from seeing the obvious? How is
the criminal able to predict such negligence?
Answer
Evans was a smart and perceptive criminal. He

hadassessed the weaknesses of the jail officers
successfully. Stephen was new recruit to the
prison set up. When he saw the injured Mcleery
in the cell he was so overwhelmed that he did
not even check who he really was and neither
did anyone else. It did not occur to anyone to
question how there could there be two persons
- one in the cell and the other who had been
escorted out by Stephens. It was for this very
reason that friends of Evans, who, posing as the
Governor on the phone, have directed Stephens
that he himself should escort the parson out,
when the exam is finished. The Governor and his
officers, in effect actually lead Evans out of the
prison. The question paper is left behind to
mislead the Governor. This shows that Evans r;;:-7
criminal had enough time to study the behaJn;J
patterns of the jail officers and plan their
strategy well.
3. What could the Governor have done to
securely bring back Evans to the 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 a 11"?
Answer
The Governor took all the precautions to make

sure that Evans should not have any chance to
escape from the prison. He even tracked and
arrested him at the Golden Lion after his
sensational escape from the prison. But his
overconfidence once again proved that he was
no match for the clever and crafty Evans.
The Governor after finding the clues from the
question paper tracked Evans at the Golden
Lion. When Evans entered the room he was
shocked to see the Governor. Evans offered no
resistance and was arrested. The gullible
Governor gloated over his success and said
goodbye to him. Evans was handcuffed and
made to sit in the police van. The Governor did
not take care to check the identity of the driver,
the van and the officer. A little more vigilance
could have averted the escape of the criminar;-7
theGovernor had accompanied Evans to the ~
prison cell with full police arrangements the
criminal would not have escaped.This act of
4. While we condemn the crime, we are
sympathetic to the criminal. Is this the reason
why prison staff often develops a soft corner for
those in custody?
Answer
'Crime' and 'criminals' are usually considered

synonymous. However, our perception changes
when we see a criminal suffering or serving his
punishment. This is what happens with the
prison staff. Noticing a criminal suffer in the
prison, they unwittingly develop a soft corner
for him in their hearts. They look at him as a
human being and not as a mere criminal. They
start noticing and appreciating their mental
capabilities rather than just remembering their
.
crime.
In the story, Jackson lets Evans keep his hat
after knowing that he considered it to be his
lucky charm. Evans knew of the emotional side
of Jackson and so hit it directly through his talk
about "lucky charm", and managed to fool the
stern and practical officer. Even the Governor
could not help noticing his intelligence when rlll
caught him in the hotel. Thus, he was not cru~
or stern with Evans, and regrettably, took him
lenientl .

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1. What kind of a person was Evans?

Evans was a young, clever prisoner. He had

2. What were the precautions taken for the

For smooth conduct of the examination, various

Everything had been in order for the exam to

Evans was a shrewd man who allowed only a

Injured Mcleery, showcasing his knowledge of

Evans escaped from the prison with the help of

After deceiving the police intelligently, Evans

Evans smartly devised and executed the plan of

Evans was a smart and perceptive criminal. He

The Governor took all the precautions to make

'Crime' and 'criminals' are usually considered

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