1 Where does the novel primary take place? The mental hospital The Palace San Francisco Jan Gay's house 2 Who is Jan Gay's partner? Zhenya Nadia Juan 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? Robert Lowell Homer Robert Browning Petrarch 5 What year was homosexuality removed from the DSM? 1974 2000 1950 1962 6 What "syndrome" was Juan brought to the mental hospital for? Depression Puerto Rican Syndrome Munchausen 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 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? Look at his books Follow him out weeping Sit down and start writing the book Leave in the opposite direction 10 Which test does nene make a blackout poem from? The Masculinity-Femininity Test The Citizenship Test The Mental Wellness Test The Eye Exam 11 Where does nene go after Juan dies? Home to San Francisco West to Los Angeles France Back east through the desert 12 Who was Jan Gay's first crush? Juan The researcher she co-authored with Emma Goldman Her teacher 13 How long did Juan and nene know each other earlier in their lives? Five years 1 day Three months 18 days 14 What kind of doctor was Jan Gay's father? Gynecologist Optometrist Family Doctor Psychologist 15 What did Jan need in order to publish her research? Money A dozen more participants A strong thesis The endorsement of a male doctor 16 What famous artist lived with the Gays at one point? Frida Kahlo John Singer Sargent Andy Warhol Edward Hopper 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? DW Winnicott Thomas Dickinson Jan and Zhenya Gay George Henry 21 What came to be the name of the place where the sex variant studies were conducted? The Factory The Palace of Observation The Castle The Talking Center 22 What job do nene and Liam take together at the start of their relationship? Grocery store clerks Elderly caretakers Advertising models Fermhands 23 How does nene metaphorize death? Slipping below the surface Falling over the edge Going into the sun Fading to the black 24 How did young Jan keep up with her father? Stories of him in the newspaper Long phone calls every week Letter correspondence Updates passed on from her mother 25 What was nene describing when he met Juan for the first time at the psychiatric hospital? A big band on the sidewalk The dryness of the desert His experience during the flood A grey photo of an old couple in a room full of cats