The Great Gatsby -- Pre-Read Information

Where was Fitzgerald born?

St. Paul, Minnesota

What school did Fitzgerald attend?

Princeton

Where did Fitzgerald meet Zelda?

Montgomery, Alabama

What job did Fitzgerald have before marrying Zelda?

Advertiser in New York

When did Fitzgerald marry Zelda?

Only after his first successful novel in 1920

What were the name of the writers with the Fitzgeralds in France?

Expatriates, Lost Generation

What did Fitzgerald call the 20s?

The Jazz Age

How did Fitzgerald’s relationship with Zelda end?

Zelda began to show signs of mental decline and Fitzgerald began to drink heavily before falling in love with Sheilah Graham, a gossip columnist in Hollywood.

The Black Sox played against

The Cincinnati Reds

Who was supposedly not part of the conspiracy?

Shoeless Joe Jackson

Who supposedly bribed the White Sox?

Arnold Rothstein

How did Rothstein die?

He died from a bullet wound injury following a high-stakes poker game at the Park Central Hotel

Bootleggers were

Criminals who sold alcohol during the prohibition era

Who does Meyer Wolfsheim represent

Arnold Rothstein