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