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