Chapters 9 through 12 Summary and Analysis

Chapter 9: The Facts of Life

Tony took Penny to Albuquerque. On the advise of her sister, she decided to join a sorority and went through rush week. She had a hard time keeping one of the rules - not speaking to any boys for a week. She adjusted to school easily. She spent spring break in Los Angeles with a friend instead of going home. They spent some time with Garry who was a writer for "The Lucy Show" and Joey Bishop.

Penny dated a football player from Texas. She hung around with black students and was told that the Texas football players didn't like her associating with the blacks. She didn't understand what the problem was and didn't pay any attention to it. Penny had sex for the first time with Chuck Cummings, a star football player. He...