1 Where does the novel primary take place? The mental hospital Jan Gay's house San Francisco The Palace 2 Who is Jan Gay's partner? Emma Goldman Nadia Juan Zhenya 3 Where did Juan and nene meet? A gay bar Through friends The mental institution The Sex Variants study 4 Juan recounts the entire plot of an epic poem by which of the following poets to nene? Robert Lowell Homer Robert Browning Petrarch 5 What year was homosexuality removed from the DSM? 1974 1962 2000 1950 6 What "syndrome" was Juan brought to the mental hospital for? Depression Munchausen Syndrome Puerto Rican Syndrome Homosexuality 7 What is the name of the form when you ink out parts of an existing text? Experimental prose Sonnet Blackout or erasure poetry Plagiarism 8 What structures the present day action of the novel? A romance A memory of a single day A wedding A conversation 9 What does nene do when Juan's body is taken out of the hospital? Look at his books Follow him out weeping Leave in the opposite direction Sit down and start writing the book 10 Which test does nene make a blackout poem from? The Citizenship Test The Masculinity-Femininity Test The Eye Exam The Mental Wellness Test 11 Where does nene go after Juan dies? Back east through the desert Home to San Francisco West to Los Angeles France 12 Who was Jan Gay's first crush? Emma Goldman The researcher she co-authored with Juan Her teacher 13 How long did Juan and nene know each other earlier in their lives? Three months Five years 18 days 1 day 14 What kind of doctor was Jan Gay's father? Psychologist Gynecologist Optometrist Family Doctor 15 What did Jan need in order to publish her research? A dozen more participants A strong thesis Money The endorsement of a male doctor 16 What famous artist lived with the Gays at one point? Edward Hopper John Singer Sargent Frida Kahlo Andy Warhol 17 What term does nene discover by Anna Freud? The id The subconscious Chronic loser Psychosexual desire 18 What item did nene think to be a precious gift from Juan? Diamond ring Cross necklace The blacked out copy of Sex Variants A suit 19 What is the name of Juan's "film" that he describes to nene? The Opening of a Door Studies in Homosexuality Going the Distance Last Days at the Palace 20 Who ends up the named author of Sex Variants? George Henry Thomas Dickinson DW Winnicott Jan and Zhenya Gay 21 What came to be the name of the place where the sex variant studies were conducted? The Factory The Talking Center The Castle The Palace of Observation 22 What job do nene and Liam take together at the start of their relationship? Grocery store clerks Advertising models Elderly caretakers Fermhands 23 How does nene metaphorize death? Fading to the black Going into the sun Slipping below the surface Falling over the edge 24 How did young Jan keep up with her father? Letter correspondence Stories of him in the newspaper Long phone calls every week Updates passed on from her mother 25 What was nene describing when he met Juan for the first time at the psychiatric hospital? His experience during the flood A big band on the sidewalk A grey photo of an old couple in a room full of cats The dryness of the desert