Which journalist wrote an unfavorable 1936 New York Post profile of Fitzgerald?

• A. Dorothy Parker
• B. Walter Lippmann
• C. Michael Mok
• D. Ernest Hemingway

Answer: (C)

The idea here is to connect a specific portrait of a literary figure to the journalist who produced it. In 1936, the New York Post ran a profile of F. Scott Fitzgerald that was notably harsh, and the journalist behind that piece is Michael Mok. Recognizing a non‑name powerhouse of the era helps you see how some reporters specialized in sharp, sensational profiles for tabloids, rather than the more literary or opinion writing you might associate with Parker, Hemingway, or a political columnist like Lippmann. Parker and Hemingway were contemporaries who wrote about Fitzgerald in various contexts, but they did not author that particular unfavorable profile for the New York Post.