Katie MacAlister's 'Hard Day's Knight' Quiz

Answer: Pepper Marsh

Pepper Marsh is a 36-year-old lady who is an unemployed and unattached software engineer. She has a degree in programming. Her cousin is helping her find a man at the Renaissance Faire.

Answer: CJ is Pepper's cousin

CJ is Pepper's cousin. CJ is a female researcher for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. She is a good character in the book. She is helping Pepper find a man at the Faire. The initials CJ do not stand for anything.

Answer: Jousting competition

A pie-eating competition, a three-legged race and a discus-throwing competion were not events at the Renaissance Faire. At a Renaissance Fair people sell food and drinks, homemade crafts and other items. The entertainment that is at the Faire ranges from plays and singing to jousting. People dress up in period costumes.

Answer: Canada

The Renaissance Faire is held in Ontario, Canada. At the end of the book, Pepper mentions that they won the competition in Canada. For six weekends during the summer for the past four years, there is a forest and a field near Ontario is transformed into a Renaissance Faire.

Answer: a cat

Pepper complains about having to watch the cat while they are at the Renaissance Faire, and how much trouble the cat is. Pepper complains to CJ that her parent's cat is eating someone's tent.

Answer: Moth

When the cat is eating part of someone's tent, Pepper calls the cat Moth, and tells him to get back to their tent. Moth is short for Behemoth, but everyone calls him Moth. Pepper only mentions that Moth is short for Behemoth once, when she was talking to Farrell and Walker about the cat.

Answer: Walker McPhail

Farrell Kirkham is another jouster that was on the horse that almost crushed Pepper. Lancelot is the name of Farrell's horse. Claude is the squire for Farrell's team. When Farrell Kirkham is talking to Walker McPhail about rescueing Pepper, Farrell Kirkham uses Walker's name when he replies to Walker's question. Pepper was scooped up by Walker before she was crushed by Farrell and his horse. Walker is the one who is the leader of Three Dog Knights.

Answer: Three Dog Knights

Team Joust! is the name of Farrell's company. The Palm Springs Jousting Guild is the name of Veronica's company. The Kings of Knights Company is not mentioned in the book. Walker is the leader of Three Dog Knights. Walker and a few other people from England formed the Three Dog Knights. The name was chosen because Walker has three dogs.

Answer: Veronica's team

She is on Veronica's team, because she was trying to help Walker's team find out who was sabotaging them. Cassie is the name of the horse Pepper uses for practice with Walker. Farrell is the name of another jouster that is also competing. Veronica use to be married to Walker, but she left him for another man. Veronica wanted revenge on Walker because he hurt her love in a jousting match.

She also wanted to win the competition, and she figured it would be easier to win if she sabotaging Walker's team.

Answer: Walker's team

Walker's team was ahead of Farrell's and Veronica's teams in the standings. At the end of the book, Pepper mentions to Walker that they have a farm not a house, thanks to his winning the jousting competition. After Walker wins the competition, he goes home to england, where he has to pay English taxes on the winnings.