What happened to The Great Gatsby during World War II?

123,000 copies of The Great Gatsby were sent to World War II soldiers

Aside from writing The Great Gatsby, what was Fitzgerald's other creative passion?

Writing in a diary that documented his life

Which of the following titles did F. Scott Fitzgerald consider instead of The Great Gatsby?

Among Ash-Heaps and Millionaires

What incident almost caused the original manuscript of The Great Gatsby to be lost?

Fitzgerald’s apartment building caught on fire

Initially, The Great Gatsby was not a hit. Fitzgerald attributed his lack of success to the following reason:

Lack of admirable female protagonists

How did Fitzgerald’s wife, Zelda, feel about The Great Gatsby?

She found it shallow and disliked it

How did Fitzgerald feel about the first movie adaptation (from 1926)?

He hated it so much that he and his wife walked out of the theater

What is the difference between the West Egg and East Egg?

West Egg is new money, East Egg is old money

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1
What happened to The Great Gatsby during World War II?
The cost of the novel rose to $59.99 per copy
123,000 copies of The Great Gatsby were sent to World War II soldiers
Military wives started a famous book club that featured the novel
The government banned children from reading it in schools
2
How much did a copy of The Great Gatsby cost when it was first published in 1925?
$7.27
$2
$5
$3.50
3
What's the name of the mysterious area between the Eggs and New York?
The Chaotic Abyss
The Valley of Ashes
The Pit of Desires
The New England Countryside
4
What sport does Tom Buchanan love?
Tennis
Basketball
Pickleball
Football
5
Aside from writing The Great Gatsby, what was Fitzgerald's other creative passion?
Painting pottery
Daydreaming
Writing in a diary that documented his life
Drawing portraits of beautiful women
6
Which of the following titles did F. Scott Fitzgerald consider instead of The Great Gatsby?
Where the Golden Grass Grows
Under the Sparkling Dome
Among Ash-Heaps and Millionaires
A Dance with Daisy
7
Who inspired the character of Daisy Buchanan?
Princess Diana
Fitzgerald's first love
Fitzgerald's wife
The actress Grace Kelly
8
What critique did Fitzgerald receive from his editors about the original Great Gatsby manuscript?
The setting felt unrealistic
The plot had no climax
It should have been written in second person
His spelling was horrible
9
What incident almost caused the original manuscript of The Great Gatsby to be lost?
Fitzgerald’s apartment building caught on fire
Fitzgerald was in a shipwreck and many of his possessions were lost
Fitzgerald’s wife threw it out during a fight
Fitzgerald’s editor misplaced the manuscript on a train
10
Which of the following is a East Egg resident?
Emerald McPearson
Thomas Buddington
Tom Buchanon
Elizabeth Bennet
11
In what decade is The Great Gatsby set?
The Roaring 20s
The Regency Era
Medieval times
The early 2000s
12
What is F. Scott Fitzgerald's full name?
Flynn Scott John Fitzgerald
Finley Scott Fitzgerald
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
Fred Scott Fitzgerald
13
Initially, The Great Gatsby was not a hit. Fitzgerald attributed his lack of success to the following reason:
Not enough bloodshed
People didn't want to read about the wealthy
Lack of admirable female protagonists
Novel was too short
14
How did Fitzgerald’s wife, Zelda, feel about The Great Gatsby?
She loved it and resonated with Daisy in particular
She was illiterate and never read the book
She found it shallow and disliked it
She preferred his earlier novels
15
Which word was Fitzgerald the first ever to use in novel?
Glitter
Egg
Champagne
T-shirt
16
The dedication in the beginning of The Great Gatsby reads “Once Again to Zelda.” What does this mean?
Zelda was a character in another one of Fitzgerald’s books
Zelda was the name of his wife
Fitzgerald really liked the game “The Legend of Zelda”
Zelda was a mythical land in another popular novel from the 20s
17
How did Fitzgerald feel about the first movie adaptation (from 1926)?
He hated it so much that he and his wife walked out of the theater
He was never able to see it because he fell sick after publishing the novel
He loved it and threw the actors a party after
He enjoyed it but wished the actors had been better looking
18
What was Fitzgerald's other job?
Personal chef to the president
Accountant
Screenwriter for MGM
Owner of a small general goods store
19
Which U.S. president did Fitzgerald know personally?
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Obama
20
What is Gatsby best known for?
His impeccable sense of fashion
His love for women
His wild parties
His abnormally large nose
21
Which actor wanted the role of Tom Buchanan (but didn't get it?)
Brad Pitt
Chris Evans
Zac Efron
Bradley Cooper
22
Which term that described the Roaring 20s did Fitzgerald make popular?
The Jazz Age
The Age of Excess
The Golden Age
Flapper Girls Era
23
What is the difference between the West Egg and East Egg?
West Egg is a commercial shopping district, East Egg is residential
East Egg is new money, West Egg is old money
West Egg is new money, East Egg is old money
West Egg is residential, East Egg is a commercial shopping district
24
What's one odd rumor people believe about Gatsby?
He was a German spy
He murdered 3 cows
He has an identical twin
He brews magic potions
25
How much money did Fitzgerald make in total from publishing The Great Gatsby?
$6,000
$250,000
$77,000
$1,000

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