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? Nadia Zhenya Emma Goldman Juan 3 Where did Juan and nene meet? A gay bar Through friends 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 Robert Browning Robert Lowell Petrarch 5 What year was homosexuality removed from the DSM? 1950 1974 1962 2000 6 What "syndrome" was Juan brought to the mental hospital for? Puerto Rican Syndrome Munchausen Syndrome Depression 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 memory of a single day A romance A conversation 9 What does nene do when Juan's body is taken out of the hospital? Leave in the opposite direction Look at his books Follow him out weeping Sit down and start writing the book 10 Which test does nene make a blackout poem from? The Eye Exam The Citizenship Test The Masculinity-Femininity Test The Mental Wellness Test 11 Where does nene go after Juan dies? West to Los Angeles Home to San Francisco Back east through the desert France 12 Who was Jan Gay's first crush? The researcher she co-authored with Emma Goldman Her teacher Juan 13 How long did Juan and nene know each other earlier in their lives? Five years 18 days Three months 1 day 14 What kind of doctor was Jan Gay's father? Family Doctor Psychologist Gynecologist Optometrist 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? Andy Warhol Frida Kahlo John Singer Sargent Edward Hopper 17 What term does nene discover by Anna Freud? The subconscious Chronic loser The id 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? Studies in Homosexuality The Opening of a Door Going the Distance Last Days at the Palace 20 Who ends up the named author of Sex Variants? George Henry Thomas Dickinson Jan and Zhenya Gay DW Winnicott 21 What came to be the name of the place where the sex variant studies were conducted? The Talking Center The Castle The Factory The Palace of Observation 22 What job do nene and Liam take together at the start of their relationship? Fermhands Elderly caretakers Grocery store clerks Advertising models 23 How does nene metaphorize death? Falling over the edge Going into the sun Slipping below the surface Fading to the black 24 How did young Jan keep up with her father? Updates passed on from her mother Long phone calls every week Stories of him in the newspaper Letter correspondence 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