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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. What kind of shop did Chanel open?
(a) A dress shop.
(b) A hosiery shop.
(c) A millinery shop.
(d) A haberdashery.

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

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

4. What was the advantage of men's clothing at the time of Chanel's birth?
(a) Men's clothing designs were elegantly simple.
(b) Men's clothing was made from long-lasting fabrics.
(c) Men's clothing was less expensive.
(d) Men's clothing allowed freedom of movement.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Chanel's life is explored in the book's Introduction?

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

3. In what country was Coco Chanel born?

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

5. What was "Boy" Capel's first name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Chanel's relationships with aristocrats influence her work?

3. What was significant about August in Saumer?

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

5. What was the result of Chanel's affair with a German officer?

6. What did Chanel's father do for a living?

7. What sort of environments was Chanel surrounded by as a child?

8. What caused the decline and collapse of French rural communities in the 1800s?

9. In Saumer, what influenced women's fashion at the time of Chanel's birth?

10. What does Charles-Roux explain Chanel strove for her whole life to conceal?

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