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

2. In what year did Chanel's parents marry?

3. When did Chanel's parents marry?

4. What was Chanel's sudden return to Paris fashion described as?

5. What hobby did Chanel adopt after meeting Balsan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What made Chanel memorable to the people who met her?

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

6. What was significant about August in Saumer?

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

8. What did Chanel's great-grandfather establish for his family?

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

10. Who was Etienne Balsan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chanel's life is the classic rags-to-riches story. Compare and contrast the poverty of her youth with the wealth and success she experienced at the height of her career.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss Chanel's self-imposed exile during and after WWII. Why did she go to Switzerland? What occurred in the fashion world while she was living in Switzerland? What spurred her to return to France?

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