Part 1, Chapter 2 Summary

Dennis Holowitz awkwardly approaches Maggie's home to pick her up for a date. Dennis is greeted by Maggie's sister and mother, and soon Maggie descends the stairs looking awkward and gangly in a dress she has made. Dennis thinks that at least Maggie's hair looks nice in spite of the horrible dress and comments on how pretty she looks. Maggie's mother is concerned that the young people are going to see a movie entitled Primitive Love, but Dennis assures her that the film is a documentary and not anything too provocative.

Dennis and Maggie join Liz and Sean in Sean's car. While Liz relates the story of seeing a girl attacked in a shopping mall parking lot, Dennis takes the opportunity to examine Maggie a little more closely. He notes that her eyes are pretty in spite of her crooked eyebrows...