1 Where does the novel primary take place? The mental hospital Jan Gay's house The Palace San Francisco 2 Who is Jan Gay's partner? Zhenya Nadia Emma Goldman Juan 3 Where did Juan and nene meet? Through friends A gay bar The Sex Variants study The mental institution 4 Juan recounts the entire plot of an epic poem by which of the following poets to nene? Homer Petrarch Robert Browning Robert Lowell 5 What year was homosexuality removed from the DSM? 2000 1974 1962 1950 6 What "syndrome" was Juan brought to the mental hospital for? Puerto Rican Syndrome Munchausen Syndrome Homosexuality Depression 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 romance A memory of a single day 9 What does nene do when Juan's body is taken out of the hospital? Follow him out weeping Leave in the opposite direction Sit down and start writing the book Look at his books 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 Back east through the desert France West to Los Angeles 12 Who was Jan Gay's first crush? Juan The researcher she co-authored with Her teacher Emma Goldman 13 How long did Juan and nene know each other earlier in their lives? 1 day 18 days Three months Five years 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 The endorsement of a male doctor Money A strong thesis 16 What famous artist lived with the Gays at one point? Andy Warhol John Singer Sargent Edward Hopper Frida Kahlo 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 The blacked out copy of Sex Variants A suit Cross necklace 19 What is the name of Juan's "film" that he describes to nene? Going the Distance Last Days at the Palace Studies in Homosexuality The Opening of a Door 20 Who ends up the named author of Sex Variants? George Henry DW Winnicott Jan and Zhenya Gay Thomas Dickinson 21 What came to be the name of the place where the sex variant studies were conducted? The Castle The Palace of Observation The Factory The Talking Center 22 What job do nene and Liam take together at the start of their relationship? Grocery store clerks Fermhands Advertising models Elderly caretakers 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? Updates passed on from her mother Long phone calls every week Letter correspondence Stories of him in the newspaper 25 What was nene describing when he met Juan for the first time at the psychiatric hospital? A big band on the sidewalk A grey photo of an old couple in a room full of cats His experience during the flood The dryness of the desert