Academic Decathlon Literature Practice Test

This question tests your ability to place Fitzgerald’s essay in the right moment of his career. The piece is a witty, satirical look at money and lifestyle crafted for magazine readers, which Fitzgerald produced during his brisk mid-1920s publishing streak. Bibliographies consistently list its publication year as 1924, which situates it just before Gatsby appeared in 1925 and shows Fitzgerald engaging with wealth, social status, and the Jazz Age in a magazine format rather than a novel. The other years don’t match the well-established publication record for this essay, so 1924 is the best fit.