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1. What is the opening scene of the novel?

The opening scene of the novel is a drunken college party where many people are using drugs, drinking alcohol, and having promiscuous sex. The reader is immediately disoriented as the narrator is unnamed and under the influence of one substance or another.

2. What happens when the unnamed narrator of the novel decides that she would like to lose her virginity?

When the girl decides that she wants to lose her virginity, she invites two men back to her bedroom with her. In the morning, she wakes with both men still in her bed and has no idea which of them took her virginity but hopes it was the one with blond hair.

3. What happens when Sean attempts to have sex with Deirdre after the party?

After the party, Sean goes home with Deirdre even though he is not attracted to her. Back in their room, Deirdre has trouble inserting her diaphragm, and it splits. She and Sean have sex anyway without protection.

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