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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. How did the press regard Chanel as she gained fame?

2. Who did Capel have make an elegant version of the simple lines Chanel always wore?

3. Who is said to have ushered Chanel into chateau life?

4. What did Boy's transfer away from the front lines allow him to do?

5. How did Chanel wear her collars which were unlike other women of the time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What characterized Chanel's Russian period?

2. What decision was Chanel required to make when she turned eighteen?

3. In what way did the invention of the motor vehicle highlight the impracticalities of women's fashion?

4. What was life at Balsan's chateau like for Chanel?

5. What was different about what Chanel wore to the racetrack?

6. How did Chanel use her friends to find commercial success?

7. Why was Boy Capel an ideal match for Chanel?

8. How did Chanel earn her nickname, "Coco"?

9. How did late eighteenth-century photographs of Chanel already exhibit her unique style?

10. What was special about Chanel's work for the 1924 dance operetta, Blue Train?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Chanel's life as a part of the demimonde. What was the demimonde? How did this time in her life impact her career?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Chanel as a business woman. How did she choose to run her business? Was she a successful business woman? What are some innovative things she did to improve business? How did her business sense improve overtime?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Chanel's personality and work ethic. Describe her personality. Describe her work ethic. How might her personality and work ethic have helped her become so successful?

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