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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the first of Chanel's family to work as a peddler?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Her great-grandfather.

2. In what year did Chanel's parents marry?
(a) 1891.
(b) Her parents did not marry.
(c) 1875.
(d) 1884.

3. What is said to have shaped the world in which Chanel spent her childhood?
(a) The war.
(b) The disruption of family life.
(c) Abject poverty.
(d) Her mother's poor mental health.

4. Who provided Chanel the finances to open her shop?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Capel.
(c) A government grant.
(d) Balsan.

5. What part of Chanel's life is explored in the book's Introduction?
(a) Her middle age.
(b) Her young adulthood.
(c) Her early childhood.
(d) Her life just before her death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the style of the era when Chanel was born?

2. What brought Chanel back to Paris?

3. What was Chanel said to have become to "all the young lions of the age"?

4. What hobby did Chanel adopt after meeting Balsan?

5. What was fashion at the time of Chanel's birth said to have made women look?

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