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

2. Who was Gabrielle Dorziat?
(a) Chanel's favorite assistant.
(b) An actress.
(c) A French diplomat's wife.
(d) A poet.

3. What effect did the plagues have on provincial villages?
(a) The plagues had no lasting effect on provincial villages.
(b) Village communities became distrustful of outsiders.
(c) Villages began to collapse.
(d) Village populations began to grow.

4. In what year did Chanel return to Paris fashion?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1954.

5. What hobby did Chanel adopt after meeting Balsan?
(a) Horseback riding.
(b) Sewing.
(c) Dog breeding.
(d) Photography.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the foreword, what is Chanel described as being "to the core"?

3. After leaving the orphanage, where did Chanel go to live?

4. Where did Chanel make her stage debut?

5. Who provided Chanel the finances to open her shop?

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