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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. What hobby did Chanel adopt after meeting Balsan?

2. In what year did plagues begin to sweep through provincial villages?

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

4. With which of the following dukes did Chanel have a relationship?

5. In the foreword, what is Chanel described as being "to the core"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the result of Chanel's affair with a German officer?

4. What sort of environments was Chanel surrounded by as a child?

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

6. What was significant about August in Saumer?

7. What influenced men's fashion at the time of Chanel's birth?

8. Because of her mother's death, what happened in Chanel's life?

9. In business terms, how important was Chanel's relationship with Arthur "Boy" Capel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of the book. How did the setting and the environment that Chanel was a part of affect her outlook and design aesthetic? What was going on in the world of fashion in France at the start of her career that allowed Chanel to become successful? Would Chanel have been as successful if she were from a different country? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the influential relationships in Chanel's life. How did these relationships impact Chanel's career and her style?

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