F. Scott Fitzgerald Biography – Flashcards
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The start of the __ __ was an __ time in America.
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twentieth century; exciting
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__ wanted to be a rich and famous __.
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Fitzgerald; writer
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Fitzgerald was born __ __, __ in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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September 24, 1896
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Fitzgerald is named after __ __ __who wrote the Star Spangled Banner.
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Francis Scott Key
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Scott resolved that he would never be a failure like his __.
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father
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His mother, __ __, came from an affluent St. Paul family.
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Molly Fitzgerald
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"The __ of the __ __" appeared in the school newspaper.
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Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage
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Young Fitzgerald found a way to __ people and win __ __.
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impress; social acceptance
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In 1913, Fitzgerald was accepted into __.
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Princeton
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He joined the __ __, Princeton's most prestigious theatrical group.
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Triangle Club
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Scott was told by Geneva's father that, "__ __ don't marry __ __."
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poor boys: rich girls
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Scott __ from Princeton his __ year.
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withdrew; junior
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In __ the United States entered World War I.
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1917
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June 1918 __ __ F. Scott Fitzgerald reported to __ __ in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Second Lieutenant; Camp Sheraton
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Seventeen year old __ __ was the most sought after Southern belle.
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Zelda Sayer
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Zelda was __.
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wild
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Zelda delighted in __ the expectations of her __.
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outraging; elders
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Scott considered his __ of __ __one of the greatest __ of his life.
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lack; combat experience; regrets
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Scott moved to __ __ __ to work for an ad agency writing copies for __ a week.
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New York City; $35
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June __ Zelda broke off the engagement.
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1919
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Fitzgerald was so devastated that he went on a __ __ drinking binge.
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three week
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He moved back in with his __ to work on his first __.
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parents; novel
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__ __ of __ is a highly romanticized account of his college days.
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This Side of Paradise
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This Side of Paradise was released on March 26, __. By the end of the day it was completely __ __.
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1920; sold out
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At __, Scott was an instant celebrity.
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23
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April 3, 1920 Scott and Zelda were __.
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married
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Scott was hailed as "__ of the Jazz Age" and Zelda was crowned "__ of the Flappers"
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King; Queen
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Their daughter, Francis Scott Fitzgerald (__) was born on October 26, 1921.
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Scottie
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Fitzgerald considered writing novels to be his "__ __".
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real work
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In __, Fitzgerald published his second novel. It is about a __ who drank and fought and finally self-destructed.
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1922; couple
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By 1924 their lives had become very __ and very __.
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alcoholic; chaotic
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In the spring of __ the Fitzgerald's moved to __.
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1924; Europe
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Scott would call his great masterpiece __ __ __.
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The Great Gatsby
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The French Rivera in the 1920s was home to a glittering crowd of __ and __ of the Lost Generation.
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artists; writers
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Two of their closest friends were __ and __ Murphy.
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Gerald and Sarah
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In July __, Scott finally started working __ on the Great Gatsby.
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1924; earnestly
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Zelda spent afternoons at the __. She slept with a French __.
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beach; aviator
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Scott never __ her __.
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forgave; betrayal
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The Fitzgerald's went to __ in the spring of __ for the publication of The Great Gatsby that was later made into a multimillion dollar __.
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Paris; 1925; movie
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The story is set on __ __ during the height of the __ __.
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Long Island; roaring twenties
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J. Gatsby is a man trying to recapture is past and win the love of wealthy Daisy Buchanan, a __ __ of his dreams.
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golden girl
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Fitzgerald incorporated his own __ and lost __ into Gatsby.
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yearnings; hopes
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The Great Gatsby did not get many good __.
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reviews
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On October 29, 1929 the __ __ __ __ crashed, bringing an end to the high flying twenties.
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United States Stock Exchange
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For Scott, the next two years were like a __ __ as he watched Zelda gradually lose her __.
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horrible nightmare; mind
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Zelda decided, at age 28, she wanted to be a __ __.
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ballet dancer
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A doctor diagnosed Zelda as being __.
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schizophrenic
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Scott spent __ years writing his __ novel, Tender is the Night.
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nine; fourth
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Once again, Scott had drawn from his __ __ for material.
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own life
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Scott regularly consumed as much as thirty bottles of beer or a quart of gin a __.
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day
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Even at his low point, Fitzgerald continued to use his __ as inspiration.
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pain
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In 1936, he wrote "__ __ __", a three part series that ran in Esquire Magazine in which he announced to the world he was emotionally __.
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The Crack Up; bankrupt
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The final blow came on his __ birthday, September 24, 1936, when the New York Post published a front page profile that depicted Scott as a pathetic __ __ who had squandered his talent.
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40th; has been
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With renewed __, he left for the west coast in the summer of ___, ready to take on Hollywood.
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hope; 1937
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On first arriving in Hollywood Scott made an effort to curb his __.
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drinking
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Scott had an affair with __ __ while he was in Hollywood.
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Shelia Graham
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__ showed no signs of getting better.
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Zelda
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Three Comrades was the first and __ time Fitzgerald got a screen credit.
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last
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In 1939, as Fitzgerald grew frustrated, he went back to his __ __ of drinking gin all day.
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old habits
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Shelia described him as "__ __ and __ __".
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Dr. Jeykle and Mr. Hyde
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__ __ (1959) is based on Shelia Graham's autobiography and her relationship with Fitzgerald.
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Beloved Infidel
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By 1939 Scott had a __ reputation in Hollywood.
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bad
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In the fall of 1939 he began __ __ __.
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The Last Tycoon
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At __ Scott was not in good health. He suffered a mild __ __ in November and stopped drinking.
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44; heart attack
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On December 21, __ Scott suffered a massive heart attack and died.
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1940
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Zelda spent the next eight years in and out of __ __.
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mental hospitals
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Zelda died in a mental hospital __ at age __.
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fire; 48
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In the __s readers rediscovered Fitzgerald's books and critics began to write Fitzgerald among the __ writers of his generation.
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1950; best
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The Great Gatsby alone sells over 300,000 copies a __.
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year
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Today, Fitzgerald is __ __ by many writers.
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widely admired
