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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. Who did Chanel choose as her lover from the 10th Chasseurs?
(a) The Duke of Westminster.
(b) Pablo Picasso.
(c) Etienne Balsan.
(d) Boy Capel.

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

3. What was fashion at the time of Chanel's birth said to have made women look?
(a) Like decorated cakes.
(b) Like pillowcases.
(c) Deformed and crippled.
(d) Like haystacks.

4. At what age did Chanel meet Etienne Balsan?
(a) Twenty-seven.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Twenty-five.

5. For generations, what had Chanel's family made a living gathering?
(a) Truffles.
(b) Grains.
(c) Chestnuts.
(d) Mushrooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Chanel memorable to everyone she met?

2. For what was Etienne Balsan famous?

3. Who was "Boy" Capel to Chanel?

4. Where did Chanel go during her self-imposed exile following her scandalous affair?

5. Who was the first of Chanel's relatives to give up day labor?

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