1 Where does the novel primary take place? The mental hospital The Palace Jan Gay's house San Francisco 2 Who is Jan Gay's partner? Emma Goldman Juan Zhenya Nadia 3 Where did Juan and nene meet? The mental institution Through friends The Sex Variants study A gay bar 4 Juan recounts the entire plot of an epic poem by which of the following poets to nene? Petrarch Robert Lowell Robert Browning Homer 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 Blackout or erasure poetry Experimental prose Sonnet 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 Look at his books Sit down and start writing the book 10 Which test does nene make a blackout poem from? The Mental Wellness Test The Citizenship Test The Masculinity-Femininity Test The Eye Exam 11 Where does nene go after Juan dies? France Home to San Francisco West to Los Angeles Back east through the desert 12 Who was Jan Gay's first crush? Emma Goldman Juan The researcher she co-authored with Her teacher 13 How long did Juan and nene know each other earlier in their lives? 18 days Five years 1 day Three months 14 What kind of doctor was Jan Gay's father? Optometrist Psychologist Family Doctor Gynecologist 15 What did Jan need in order to publish her research? A strong thesis The endorsement of a male doctor A dozen more participants 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 id Psychosexual desire The subconscious Chronic loser 18 What item did nene think to be a precious gift from Juan? Diamond ring The blacked out copy of Sex Variants Cross necklace A suit 19 What is the name of Juan's "film" that he describes to nene? The Opening of a Door Studies in Homosexuality Last Days at the Palace Going the Distance 20 Who ends up the named author of Sex Variants? Jan and Zhenya Gay George Henry DW Winnicott Thomas Dickinson 21 What came to be the name of the place where the sex variant studies were conducted? The Factory The Castle The Talking Center The Palace of Observation 22 What job do nene and Liam take together at the start of their relationship? Elderly caretakers Grocery store clerks Fermhands Advertising models 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? Letter correspondence Long phone calls every week Updates passed on from her mother 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 His experience during the flood A grey photo of an old couple in a room full of cats The dryness of the desert