The first edition cover of The Great Gatsby contains all of the following details EXCEPT which one?

• A. A car
• B. A mansion's silhouette
• C. A flapper dress
• D. A city skyline

Answer: (B)

The first edition cover is about capturing the Jazz Age mood and setting rather than literal objects from the story. Francis Cugat’s design foregrounds a stylized flapper figure and a distant city skyline, with a night-sky feel that suggests glamour, longing, and urban spectacle. Those elements—the glamorous woman and the cityscape in the background—pull you into the world of Gatsby without depicting specific physical landmarks from the plot. A silhouette of a mansion would signal Gatsby’s mansion directly, which that cover does not do, so it isn’t included on the original design. Later editions may differ, but the mansion silhouette isn’t part of the first edition’s imagery.