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