In Echoes of the Jazz Age, Fitzgerald uses which simile to describe the popularization of the Jazz Age?

• A. a parade led by musicians
• B. a children's party taken over by the elders
• C. a classroom learning a new language
• D. a festival of lights

Answer: (B)

The idea being tested is how Fitzgerald portrays the spread of Jazz Age culture from a fresh, youthful impulse into something widely accepted and shaped by the broader society. He uses the image of a children's party being taken over by the elders to show that what began as lively, spontaneous youth culture becomes mainstreamed and controlled by adults. This simile suggests the era’s popularization happens as older generations adopt, regulate, and perhaps commercialize the trend, rather than remaining a purely youthful, rebellious phenomenon.

That’s why the option describing a children's party taken over by the elders fits best: it directly conveys the sense of the younger scene being absorbed and directed by older people. The other images—parades led by musicians, a classroom learning a new language, or a festival of lights—don’t capture the specific dynamic of generational takeover and mainstreaming that Fitzgerald is highlighting.