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The Escape of James Roderick Evans
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The Escape of James Roderick Evans

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What did James Roderick Evans do to escape the Oxford Prison?

  • Pretend to be a bleeding parson
  • Outwit the police authorities (correct)
  • Learn German
  • Gain access to unauthorized items
  • What was James Roderick Evans known for?

  • Resourcefulness
  • Intelligence
  • Wisdom
  • Planning (correct)
  • How did the Governor try to stop James Roderick Evans from escaping?

  • Put him in a separate and well-guarded cell
  • Take away all unauthorized items
  • Put him under strict invigilation duty
  • Make enquiries at short intervals (correct)
  • Study Notes

    • James Roderick Evans was put in the Oxford Prison for his criminal records, including three jail breaks that he had successfully committed.
    • Evans was aware of his predicament and made a new plan to escape, outwitted the police authorities and managed to slip out of the prison.
    • Evans is a boy of deep intelligence, planning, resourcefulness, wit and wisdom, and is put in the Oxford Prison.
    • He starts learning German and is permitted to appear for 0 Level test in a separate and well-guarded cell.
    • All the unauthorized items are taken away from him, and he is put under a strict invigilation duty by the prison staff.
    • The Governor goes on making enquiries at every short intervals, but Evans pretends to be the bleeding parson.
    • Evans is taken to the hospital, but for all his careful and cunning strategies he is arrested by the Governor in a hotel.
    • Even then he succeeds to slip out from the clutches of the gullible Governor.

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