In the story “Severance” by Lamb, Penny Ann is a “bad” person. This story is about two sets of twins who become separated. One set separated by death, the other set by guilt. First, The teachers were less patient with the poor kids than the rest of us. “But Penny Ann wasn’t just poor, she was bad.” The teachers were less patient with the poor kids, but she wasn’t just any poor kid, she was a bad kid. Second, Domnick was talking about Penny Ann and said, “She stole Calvin Cobb’s glass egg and Frances Stenpeck’s autographed ....