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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was not described as a popular fashion at the end of the 1800s?
(a) High collars.
(b) Foulard caps.
(c) Short boots.
(d) Slender waists.

2. In what season was Chanel born?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Autumn.

3. At what age did Chanel leave the orphanage?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty.

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

5. What property did Chanel's great-grandfather rent?
(a) A plot of farm land.
(b) An inn.
(c) A store room.
(d) A hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the advantage of men's clothing at the time of Chanel's birth?

2. During her time at the chateau, to what did Chanel apply her charms and style?

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

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

5. What does biographer Edmonde Charles-Roux say Chanel tried to conceal her entire life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had Chanel's family done for generations?

2. What influenced men's fashion at the time of Chanel's birth?

3. How is Chanel's style of working after her return to Paris described?

4. In business terms, how important was Chanel's relationship with Arthur "Boy" Capel?

5. What are some pieces of fashionable styles for men named in the Introduction of the book?

6. Emotionally, how important was Chanel's relationship with Arthur "Boy" Capel?

7. What brought Chanel back to Paris in 1954?

8. Because of her mother's death, what happened in Chanel's life?

9. Who was named as the fashion-setters at the end of the 1800s?

10. Where was Chanel's family from, and where was she herself born?

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