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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. In the foreword, how is Chanel's work ethic described upon her return to Paris after her exile?
(a) Inefficient.
(b) Tyrannical.
(c) Exhausting.
(d) Complaisant.

2. Who did Chanel describe as a nasal-voiced old clown?
(a) Sarah Bernhardt.
(b) Gabrielle Dorziat.
(c) Pablo Picasso.
(d) Emilienne d'Alecon.

3. What was the style of the era when Chanel was born?
(a) Naval-inspired.
(b) Ecclesiastic-inspired.
(c) Military-inspired.
(d) Equestrian-inspired.

4. When did Chanel's parents marry?
(a) Never.
(b) Three years after her birth.
(c) Two months before her birth.
(d) A few months after her birth.

5. At what age did Chanel decide to enter the novitiate?
(a) Twenty years old.
(b) Sixteen years old.
(c) Ten years old.
(d) Eighteen years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occupation was Chanel's father?

2. Which of the following was not described as a popular fashion at the end of the 1800s?

3. For generations, what had Chanel's family made a living gathering?

4. When she was twenty years old, in what kind of establishment was Chanel offered a job?

5. What made Chanel different from the other girls at the novitiate?

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