American Literature CLEP Prep Practice Exam

Who wrote “The Great Gatsby”?

1. Mark Twain

2. Ernest Hemingway

3. F. Scott Fitzgerald

4. Henry David Thoreau

The correct answer is: F. Scott Fitzgerald

"The Great Gatsby" was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, making option C the correct answer. Options A and B are incorrect because Mark Twain wrote "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and Ernest Hemingway wrote "The Old Man and the Sea." Option D is also incorrect because Henry David Thoreau wrote "Walden" and "Civil Disobedience." It is important to be knowledgeable about different author's works in order to effectively answer literature-based questions.