Tracy Beaumont {Ans: "The last place I want to be is school. The media, the students, even the teachers make it hard." (172)}Tracy Beaumont {Ans: "Survival. Always in survival mode, keeping on the move, so the impact of real life doesn't leave me paralyzed. All so a moment like this can crash into me" (292)}Lillian Beaumont {Ans: "her worry lines compound with each day Jamal's been gone" (251).}Chris Brighton {Ans: "She loved ME. Jamal wasn't sh** to her. He confused her, made her think she could get out of Galveston Bay. But he wasn't meant for her and he couldn't handle it" (223)}Dean Evans {Ans: "he was the first person to show up at the police station when everything went down with Jamal, but I've kept him out of the loop. I know it's not fair, but he'd want to stop me" (214).}Beverly Ridges {Ans: "I'm not doing this with you right now, Quincy. I know you don't like it but I'm trying to do better. Be better. Change things my way" (352).}