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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when Chanel's parents marry?
(a) Chanel went to live with them in Paris.
(b) Chanel's parents became eligible for an inheritance.
(c) Chanel's parents did not marry.
(d) Albert Chanel officially became her father.

2. What part of Chanel's life is explored in the book's Introduction?
(a) Her early childhood.
(b) Her life just before her death.
(c) Her young adulthood.
(d) Her middle age.

3. What did Chanel's frequent role as a mistress to married men make her yearn for?
(a) A life on her own.
(b) The good sense to stay away from married men.
(c) For marriage to be outlawed.
(d) A man to chose her above all others.

4. In her twenties, in which artistic field did Chanel attempt to find success?
(a) In painting.
(b) In music.
(c) In dance.
(d) In the theatre.

5. When she was twenty years old, in which town was Chanel offered a job?
(a) Yzeure.
(b) Bellevue.
(c) Avernes.
(d) Moulins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of shop did Chanel open?

2. Where would Chanel's family gather their harvest from?

3. What is described as one of Chanel's most scandalous affairs?

4. What influenced the design of men's clothes when Chanel was growing up?

5. What was fashion at the time of Chanel's birth said to have made women look?

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