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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. While living at the chateau, what did Chanel begin to develop a wardrobe specifically for?

2. What did Chanel realize she could do at Biarritz?

3. What variety of artist provided Chanel unexpected exposure?

4. From where did Chanel gain much of her business in 1914?

5. Who was Adrienne Chanel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What fascinated visitors to Chanel's Rue Cambon shop when it first opened?

3. Explain Chanel's brief involvement with Hollywood.

4. What happened when Balsan found out about Chanel's relationship with Capel?

5. Following her success as a hat designer, on what areas of fashion did Chanel focus her attention?

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

7. What garment, common today, was conceived by Chanel?

8. Explain how Chanel used mannequins to promote her work.

9. What inspired Chanel's English period?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the genre of the book. What is a biography? Is a biography guaranteed to be fact? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the rivalry between Chanel and Schiaparelli. Why were they in competition? How did the press handle the rivalry? What does Cubism and Surrealism have to do with their rivalry? Who won the competition?

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