A mile out of town he ordered the doctor to stop the car and get out.Then the man drove away,apparently in a great hurry.A half hour later Dr.Van Eyck found a telephone and called a taxi.It was after two o'clock in the morning when the surgeon arrived at the hospital in Glens Falls.Dr.Haydon was waiting for him.

    “ I did my best,"said Van Eyck, “ but I was stopped on the road and my car."

    “ It was good of you to try," said Dr.Haydon, “ The boy died an hour ago."

     The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room.There sat the man in the old black coat with his head in his hands.

    “ Mr.Cunningham," said Dr.Haydon to the man, “ this is Dr.Van Eyck.He is a surgeon who came all the way from Albany to try to save your boy."

16.Why did Dr.Haydon ask Dr.Van Eyck to come to Glens Falls?

  A.The boy wished to see a familiar face.         

  B.He needed an assistant.

  C.The boy needed the help of a surgeon.         

  D.The boy lived in the same city as Dr.Van Eyck.

17.Why did the boy have to go to a hospital?

  A.He wounded himself while toying with a gun.

  B.He had a heart attack.

  C.He had driven a car too fast.

  D.He had shot himself with a gun in an attempt to commit suicide.

18.What did Dr.Van Eyck do after his car was taken?

  A.He telephoned Dr.Haydon.         

  B.He walked to the hospital.

  C.He got in touch with Mr.Cunningham.         

  D.He called a taxi.

19.What has happened to the boy before Dr.Van Eyck got to the hospital?

  A.He had left the hospital.        B.He had got better.

  C.He had died.                     D.He had got worse.

20.Who had taken the doctor's car?

  A.A taxi driver.                   B.The boy's father.

  C.Another doctor.                  D.A robber they didn't know.