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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) Complaisant.
(c) Exhausting.
(d) Tyrannical.

2. At the time of her birth, what was Chanel's mother's marital status?
(a) Widowed.
(b) Single.
(c) Married.
(d) Engaged.

3. What influenced the design of men's clothes when Chanel was growing up?
(a) The need to ride horses.
(b) The need to walk long distances.
(c) The need to impress women.
(d) The need to be outdoors.

4. In what area was Chanel's pairing with "Boy" Capel advantageous?
(a) Society.
(b) Politics.
(c) Business.
(d) Religion.

5. What kind of orphanage took in Chanel after she was abandoned?
(a) A city orphanage.
(b) A provincial orphanage.
(c) A foreign orphanage.
(d) A private orphanage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Chanel's nickname, Coco, come from?

3. What was Chanel's sudden return to Paris fashion described as?

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

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

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