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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Coco, a Kept Woman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Balsan allow Chanel to open up a millinery shop?
(a) In his unused apartment.
(b) In a department store.
(c) On the grounds of his chateau.
(d) On Rue Cambon.

2. What brought Chanel back to Paris?
(a) Her company was on the brink of bankruptcy.
(b) She missed her friends.
(c) She missed her family.
(d) Her competition with Christian Dior.

3. Around the time Chanel was trying to break into the theatre, what performances were favored by the nouveau-riche?
(a) Operettas.
(b) Poetry readings.
(c) Mime.
(d) Orchestral performances.

4. What was Chanel's father's name?
(a) Gérard.
(b) Phillipe.
(c) Albert.
(d) Claude.

5. In what year did Chanel's parents marry?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1891.
(c) Her parents did not marry.
(d) 1884.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her twenties, in which artistic field did Chanel attempt to find success?

2. What is said to have shaped the world in which Chanel spent her childhood?

3. Who was Gabrielle Dorziat?

4. What were the first of Chanel's designs to become popular?

5. Which of the following is not described as an experience of Chanel's childhood?

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