1 Where does the novel primary take place? The mental hospital San Francisco The Palace Jan Gay's house 2 Who is Jan Gay's partner? Emma Goldman Nadia Juan Zhenya 3 Where did Juan and nene meet? The Sex Variants study Through friends A gay bar The mental institution 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? 2000 1974 1962 1950 6 What "syndrome" was Juan brought to the mental hospital for? Depression Munchausen Syndrome Puerto Rican 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 memory of a single day A conversation A wedding A romance 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 Mental Wellness Test The Eye Exam The Masculinity-Femininity Test The Citizenship Test 11 Where does nene go after Juan dies? Back east through the desert West to Los Angeles France Home to San Francisco 12 Who was Jan Gay's first crush? Emma Goldman Juan Her teacher 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 Gynecologist Psychologist Optometrist 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? Frida Kahlo Andy Warhol Edward Hopper John Singer Sargent 17 What term does nene discover by Anna Freud? The subconscious The id Psychosexual desire Chronic loser 18 What item did nene think to be a precious gift from Juan? A suit Cross necklace The blacked out copy of Sex Variants 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? Thomas Dickinson Jan and Zhenya Gay George Henry DW Winnicott 21 What came to be the name of the place where the sex variant studies were conducted? The Factory The Talking Center The Castle The Palace of Observation 22 What job do nene and Liam take together at the start of their relationship? Grocery store clerks Advertising models Elderly caretakers Fermhands 23 How does nene metaphorize death? Fading to the black Going into the sun Slipping below the surface Falling over the edge 24 How did young Jan keep up with her father? Stories of him in the newspaper Letter correspondence 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? A grey photo of an old couple in a room full of cats His experience during the flood A big band on the sidewalk The dryness of the desert