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? Nadia Juan Emma Goldman Zhenya 3 Where did Juan and nene meet? The Sex Variants study The mental institution Through friends 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 1962 1950 2000 6 What "syndrome" was Juan brought to the mental hospital for? Munchausen Syndrome Homosexuality Puerto Rican Syndrome Depression 7 What is the name of the form when you ink out parts of an existing text? Experimental prose Blackout or erasure poetry Plagiarism Sonnet 8 What structures the present day action of the novel? A conversation A memory of a single day A romance A wedding 9 What does nene do when Juan's body is taken out of the hospital? Follow him out weeping Look at his books Leave in the opposite direction Sit down and start writing the book 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 Back east through the desert West to Los Angeles France 12 Who was Jan Gay's first crush? Emma Goldman Her teacher Juan The researcher she co-authored with 13 How long did Juan and nene know each other earlier in their lives? Three months 18 days Five years 1 day 14 What kind of doctor was Jan Gay's father? Gynecologist Psychologist Family Doctor Optometrist 15 What did Jan need in order to publish her research? The endorsement of a male doctor A strong thesis Money A dozen more participants 16 What famous artist lived with the Gays at one point? Frida Kahlo Andy Warhol John Singer Sargent Edward Hopper 17 What term does nene discover by Anna Freud? The id Chronic loser Psychosexual desire The subconscious 18 What item did nene think to be a precious gift from Juan? Cross necklace The blacked out copy of Sex Variants Diamond ring A suit 19 What is the name of Juan's "film" that he describes to nene? The Opening of a Door Last Days at the Palace Going the Distance Studies in Homosexuality 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 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? Advertising models Elderly caretakers Fermhands Grocery store clerks 23 How does nene metaphorize death? Fading to the black Slipping below the surface Falling over the edge Going into the sun 24 How did young Jan keep up with her father? Long phone calls every week Updates passed on from her mother 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? 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
