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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which city was Chanel born?

2. Who provided Chanel the finances to open her shop?

3. What brought Chanel back to Paris?

4. When did Chanel's parents marry?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When did Chanel's parents marry, and what did it mean for the family?

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

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

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

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

7. What was significant about August in Saumer?

8. How was Chanel able to achieve success even through World War II?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the conclusion of Chanel and Her World. Describe the last years of Chanel's career. Was Chanel successful until the end of her life? Did she remain as hardworking and innovative as she was in her earlier years before her exile?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author of the book, Edmonde Charles-Roux. Is she qualified to tell this story? Why or why not? What was her relationship with Coco Chanel? Does she appear to have a biased view of Chanel? What is her background?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Belle Époque. What is it and when did it occur? How does the fashion and opulence of that time period compare to the fashion of Chanel? Why did the Belle Époque come to an end?

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