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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did Chanel meet Etienne Balsan?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Twenty-seven.

2. At the time of her birth, what was Chanel's mother's marital status?
(a) Engaged.
(b) Widowed.
(c) Married.
(d) Single.

3. When did Chanel's father abandon her?
(a) When he got married.
(b) When he joined the military.
(c) After her mother's death.
(d) At her birth.

4. What did Chanel's great-grandfather use to rent a property?
(a) Gambling winnings.
(b) His wife's dowry.
(c) An inheritance.
(d) He traded livestock.

5. What was "Boy" Capel's first name?
(a) John.
(b) David.
(c) Arthur.
(d) James.

6. In which region of her home country was Chanel born?
(a) Bergundy.
(b) The Cevennes.
(c) Auvergne.
(d) Limousin.

7. In the foreword, how is Chanel's work ethic described upon her return to Paris after her exile?
(a) Exhausting.
(b) Complaisant.
(c) Tyrannical.
(d) Inefficient.

8. For what was Etienne Balsan famous?
(a) His mistresses.
(b) His abuse of alcohol.
(c) His altruism.
(d) His bad investments.

9. In what year was Chanel born?
(a) 1894.
(b) 1883.
(c) 1903.
(d) 1864.

10. In what year did plagues begin to sweep through provincial villages?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1870.
(c) 1850.
(d) 1910.

11. Who was "Boy" Capel to Chanel?
(a) A distant relation.
(b) The only man Chanel would ever love.
(c) A rival.
(d) Her trusted business partner.

12. What was the advantage of men's clothing at the time of Chanel's birth?
(a) Men's clothing allowed freedom of movement.
(b) Men's clothing was made from long-lasting fabrics.
(c) Men's clothing was less expensive.
(d) Men's clothing designs were elegantly simple.

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

14. When she was twenty years old, in which town was Chanel offered a job?
(a) Bellevue.
(b) Avernes.
(c) Yzeure.
(d) Moulins.

15. When she was twenty years old, in what kind of establishment was Chanel offered a job?
(a) A tailor's shop.
(b) A shoe factory.
(c) A shop.
(d) A cafe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is described as one of Chanel's most scandalous affairs?

2. Who was the first of Chanel's family to work as a peddler?

3. After leaving the orphanage, where did Chanel go to live?

4. What influenced the design of men's clothes when Chanel was growing up?

5. Which of the following is not described as an experience of Chanel's childhood?

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