MCQ Chapter 7 Evans Tries an O-level (Colin Dexter) Class 12 English

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Question. From whom did the governor receive the first call?
A) Joint Secretary
B) Assisstant Secretary 
C) Assisstant commissioner
D) All 

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

Question. What was there in the small brown suitcase that Mcleery carried?
A) sealed question papers
B) yellow invigilation form
C) special authentication card
D) All these

Question. Who arrived first on the scene after Stephen found Mcleery?
A) Jackson
B) Stephens
C) Detective Superintenden Carter
D) None

Question. What precautions did the authorities take to conduct the examination smoothly?
A) The Governor personally supervised security
B) Evan’s cell was checked thoroughly
C) All belongings were taken away from Evan, The invigilator was frisked and a police officer was posted to keep a vigil
D) All these

Question. How could Evans’ plan of escape become a success?
A) because of his wits
B) because he keeps his hat on his head
C) because he was cunning
D) all

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

Question. Why couldn’t Stephens identify Evans’ trick?
A) because he was not trained
B) he was a new recruit
C) he was not experienced
D) none

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

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

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

Question. Who checked the cell thoroughly?
A) The police
B) The Governor
C) Jackson and Stephens
D) Stephens

Question. Who ordered Evans to take off his hat?
A) Jackson
B) Stephens
C) The Governor
D) None

Question. What kind of a person was Evans?
A) Kleptomaniac
B) pleasing personality and a tendency to mislead
C) stealing habit
D) All these

Question. What two purposes did the correction slip serve?
A) to help Evan escape 
B) to give correct name of hotel to Evans and exact date and time of exam to Evans
C) to inform Evan Gang his plan of escape
D) All these 

Question. What did the Governor want Carter to do?
A) he wanted him to check Evan
B) he wanted him to go with Evan
C) he wanted him to accompany injured Mcleery 
D) he wanted him to accompany him

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

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

Question. How did Evan outwit the Governor?
A) by taking exam
B) by escaping again 
C) by keeping a letter
D) by putting his hat

Question. Who was Carter?
A) a policeman
B) watchman
C) Detective Superintendent
D) None

Question. What made Evan have his last laugh?
A) Evan was locked up 
B) his friend a prison officer opened his handcuffs and helped him to escape
C) Evan was released
D) None 

Question. From where did they find the name of the hotel where Evan was staying?
A) from the correction slip 
B) from the people
C) secret agent
D) from the police

Question. What was the purpose of the second call?
A) to befool Stephen and Jack 
B) to give time to Evan to run
C) to take away Stephen so that Evan could give final touches to his makeup
D) none

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

Question. Whom did Stephen actually catch?
A) Mcleerey
B) Evans
C) a thief
D) All

Question. What was the name of the hotel where Evans was staying?
A) Palampura
B) The Golden Lion 
C) The Golden Era
D) The Golden Palms

Question. Why did Evans drape a blanket around his shoulder?
A) to conceal his efforts of changing dress to look like MCleery
B) bcause he was feeling cold
C) to hide himself from the police
D) All these

Question. Where was Evan located?
A) in the middle east
B) in Japan
C) in the middle of chipping Norton
D) none

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

Question. What did the Governor tell the Secretary of the examination Board?
A) Evan is a pleasing person
B) can imitate stars and was star of Christmas concert
C) was a kleptomaniac
D) All these

Question. What aided Evan’s arrest?
A) his friends
B) his gang
C) The clues Evan left 
D) secret agents

Question. Where were the clues left?
A) on the table
B) in the cell
C) on the mobile
D) on the question paper

Question. Why was the Governor not ready to take risk?
A) to bring a good name
B) to stop Evan from taking exam
C) to avoid any bad name
D) none

Question. Why did Evans clip his hair short?
A) to aid his escape plan and to pass off as Mc Leery later
B) he was feeling hot
C) to give modern look
D) to give a young look

Question. Why was Evan keeping the hat on his head?
A) to cheat
B) to avoid being detected as he had clipped his hair short to look like Mcleery 
C) to give a smart look
D) to avoid cold

Question.Name the author of the lesson.
A) William Blake
B) Sir Johnson
C) H.L.Hegde
D) Norman Colin Dexter

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

Question. What information did the governor receive from the detective Superintendent?
A) Mcleery had spotted Evan
B) Ean was seen near Elsfield way
C) chased Evan but lost him
D) All these

Question. Why did Evan decide to take the O level exam?
A) to keep his hat on his head
B) to plan an escape from the prison 
C) to add to his academics
D) to study

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

Source Based Question

“They’re not — they don’t honestly think I’m goin’ to try to — ” “They’re taking no chances, Evans. Nobody in his senses would take any chance with you.” “Who’s goin’ tolisten in?” “I’ll tell you who’s going to listen in, laddy. It’s the Governor himself, see? He don’t trust you a bloody inch — and nor do I. I’ll be watching you like a hawk, Evans, so keep your nose clean. Clear?” He walked towards the door. Evans noddeD) He’d already thought of that, and Number Two Handkerchief was lying ready on the bunk — a neatly folded square of off-white linen. “Just one more thing, Einstein.”

Question. Which of the following qualities of Jackson do NOT come through in the given extract?
A) compassion
B) skeptical
C) cautious
D) authoritative

Question. “Nobody in his senses would take any chance with you”. Why not?
A) Jackson did not like Evans and was keen to get rid of him .
B) Evans had quite a reputation for escaping from prisons.
C) Evans had been transferred to Oxford prison and needed care.
D) The Governor was uneasy about Evans’ German O-Leve l exams.

Question. In the given extract, “Einstein” is meant as
A) compliment
B) taunt
C) provocation
D) misconception

Question. The Governor here is positioned at the prison situated in ….
A) Newbury
B) Oxford
C) London
D) None of the above

“It’s slightly unusual request, Governor, but I don’t see why we shouldn’t try to help.
Just the one fellow, you say?”
“That’s it. Chap called Evans. Started night classes in O-Level German last September.
Says he’s dead keen to get some sort of academic qualification.”
“Is he any good?”
“He was the only one in the class, so you can say he’s had individual tuition all the time,
really. Would have cost him a packet if he’d been outside.”

Question. From whom did the Governor receive the first call?
A) from his junior officer
B) DIG (Prison)
C) Deputy Secretary of the Exam Board
D) Secretary of the Examination Board

Question. Evans wanted to take the O- Level exam in ———-language.
A) French
B) Chinese
C) German
D) Spanish

Question. The expression ‘dead keen’ is the same as one of the following . Tick the right one.
A) extremely keen
B) not so keen
C) moderately keen
D) very unenthusiastic

Question. What does ‘outside’ refer to here?”
A) outside his house
B) out in the forests
C) outside the jail
D) outside the mall

“They seem to have a lot of parsons there, don’t they?” The two men chuckled good naturedly, and the Secretary had a final thought. “At least there’s one thing. You shouldn’t have much trouble keeping him incommunicado, should you?”
The Governor chuckled politely once more, reiterated his thanks, and slowly cradled the phone.
Evans!
“Evans the Break” as the prison officers called him. Thrice he’d escaped from prison, and but for the recent wave of unrest in the maximum –security establishments up north, he wouldn’t now be gracing the Governor’s premises in Oxford; and the governor was going to make absolutely certain that he wouldn’t be disgracing them. Not that Evans was a real burden: just a persistent, nagging presence.

Question. Which literary device has been used in “Evans the Break”
A) Parallelism
B) Epithet
C) Transferred epithet
D) Metonymy

Question. What is the meaning of the word ‘Nagging’?
A) Admiring
B) Praising
C) Complaining
D) None of these

Question. What does the word ‘Chuckle’ mean?
A) Laugh loudly
B) Laugh softly
C) Laugh out one’s heart
D) None of these

Question. Why was Evans shifted from Governor’s premises?
A) because Governor was not well
B) because of security concerns
C) because Evans was not comfortable
D) None of these

“I said, “Good luck”. Good luck for tomorrow.”
“Oh. Thanks, er, I mean, er, Danke Schon.”
“You haven’t a cat in hell’s chance of getting through, of course, but — ”
“I may surprise everybody,” said Evans.

Question. Who is wished being Good Luck?
A) Evans
B) Stephen
C) McLerry
D) Mr Jackson

Question. What does “a cat in a hell chance’ mean :
A) Good
B) Excellent
C) Almost no
D) Moderate

Question. What does the phrase ‘I may surprise everybody’ actually turn into ?
A) The Prisoner escaped the prison
B) Student cleared the exam with flying colours
C) The student did not appear for the exam
D) The Prisoner was shot while trying to escape

“Oh, don’t worry about that. I’ll be sending you all the forms and stuff. What’s his name, you say?

Question. Who is the speaker here?
A) secretary of the examinations board
B) Governor of the prison
C) Evans
D) none

Question. Whom is he talking to?
A) Secretary
B) Governor of oxford prison
C) Evans
D) none

Question. Which forms and the stuff is the speaker talking about?
A) to release the prisoner
B) to confer a degree
C) to appear for an exam
D) to extend the course duration

Question. Which exam will he appear for in German?
A) A-level
B) B-level
C) c-level
D) O-level

The next morning at 8.30, Evans was visited by two men. He tucked his dirty string vest into his dirty trousers and stood up from his bed that was attached to a wall. He greeted Mr. Jackson cheerfully and said that it was an honour for him that he visited his cell early in the morning. Jackson was the senior prison officer of d wing and both Jackson and Evans were enemies. Mr. Stephens who was a newly appointed officer and a strong looking man had come along with mr. Jackson. Jackson greeted him briefly and then asked him about his well being and made fun of him by calling him Einstein. Evans replied in a similar way by pointing him out that Einstein was a mathematician and then said that he thought that he was a jew. Evans had not shaved and he was wearing a dirty hat on his head He asked Jackson to excuse him as he was going to shave when both of them entered his cell.

Question. Name the author of the lesson the above extract has been taken from.
A) H. G. Wells
B) Colin Dexter
C) Susan Hill
D) John Updike

Question. Who was junior officer?
A) Stephens
B) Jackson
C) Dexter
D) None of the above

Question. How was the appearance of Evans?
A) He was ready for exam.
B) He was poorly dressed
C) He was worth praise.
D) He looked confident.

Question. What kind of behavior did Jackson show towards Evans?
A) Appreciating
B) Sympathetic
C) Rude
D) Mocking