In Echoes of the Jazz Age, which criminal was Fitzgerald's wife suspected of being?

• A. Bob-haired Bandit
• B. The Night Warden
• C. The Blue Mask
• D. The Scarlet Bandit

Answer: (A)

Biographical rumors and media sensationalism in the Jazz Age are at play here. Zelda Fitzgerald, F. Scott's wife, was widely rumored to be the Bob-haired Bandit—a nickname used by newspapers for a female thief of that era. The Bob-haired Bandit label captures the era’s blend of fashion, danger, and celebrity scandal, and Fitzgerald's Echoes of the Jazz Age uses that rumor to show how public life could intersect with private life in the Jazz Age. The other listed nicknames do not correspond to Zelda in the historical record, so the Bob-haired Bandit is the one tied to this question.