Key Characters
Who is Ashley?
This student discussed inflation through increased concert prices.
Who is Juan?
+100 BONUS: What was the concert?
What is post-apocalyptic?
Severance is often praised as a novel that highlights the consequences of removing regulations in this economic system.
What is capitalism?
This student's name has many origins: one, from the Old English Cade, meaning "strength"; another, from a Gaelic interpretation of the biblical figure child of Cadáin.
Who is Kayden?
This character is dead but saves Candace in the end.
Who is Candace's mom?
This student presided as a polite judge in a debate over the use of zombies in literature.
Who is Cassandra?
Some students found that this technique made the reading more difficult, while others appreciated how it added to Candace's motives.
What is flashback?
Candace is so concerned about this theme that she continues to work when everyone else has left the city.
This student fought valiantly, as a lawyer, but was outnumbered.
Who is Bruce?
+200 BONUS: This was the point Bruce had to defend.
This character tells Johnathan and Candace to appreciate their time together--not to spend it fighting.
Who is the restaurant owner, during the hurricane?
This student offered their personal examples when testing out "object & obstacle."
Who is Meghan?
Although they both enjoy using routine to deal with the End, Bob and Candace contrast one another in many other ways. What is the significant difference in this character foil?
"I woke up. I went to work in the morning. I repeated the ______."
What is routine?
This student is referred to in class by their initials.
Who is Jean-Marc? (J-M)
This character reveals that Candace's name originates from a Chinese poem.
Who is Balthasar?
This student won the first class debate with a seven-point streak.
Who is Rasheed?
The zombie myth, used by Ma to highlight the themes in Severance, originated in Haiti during French slavery. What was the original myth?
What is fears over dying only to be in limbo, a slave forever on the sugar plantation?
+400 BONUS: This is the name of the slave who lead a successful revolution against the French.
If Severance is a cautionary tale, it may warn about deregulated capitalism and this theme, which seems to trigger the Shen Fever.
What is nostalgia?
This student arrived to save the last group, who were explaining last week's final chapter (chapter 18).
Who is Mahmoud?
This is the director of Roger and Me, a film detailing how General Motors factories laid off nearly all of their American workers in the 1980s, and used the profits to reinvest in other industries.
Who is Michael Moore?
Of Greek origin, this student's name means "man's defender" or "helper." (Hint: it isn't Alex.)
Who is Alexya?
Candace's father is contrasted with his brothers, who are displeased that he left their home. This is the name of their home city OR province.
Where is Fuzhou or Fujian Province?
This theme is related to the writings of Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan and William Golding's Lord of the Flies. In class, we contrasted it against the research of Gabor Maté and Yuval Harari.
What is individualism?
These students typically sit in the four corners of our classroom.
Who are Katherine, Dominic, Meadow, and Meghan.
+500 Bonus: Mohammad stated this as a positive goal he is pursuing (the route is still unclear).