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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) On the grounds of his chateau.
(b) In a department store.
(c) On Rue Cambon.
(d) In his unused apartment.

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

3. Who provided Chanel the finances to open her shop?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Balsan.
(c) A government grant.
(d) Capel.

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

5. In what country was Coco Chanel born?
(a) America.
(b) Belgium.
(c) France.
(d) Switzerland.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which city was Chanel born?

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

3. How soon after opening Chanel's shop does WWI begin?

4. Who was Etienne Balsan?

5. In what area was Chanel's pairing with "Boy" Capel advantageous?

(see the answer key)

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