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Here we’ll be discussing chapters 19 through 24 of Mister Monday by Garth Nix!

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Do you think the landings on the Improbable Stair occur at random? Why or why not?
Which would you personally find more intimidating, facing Noon and his lackies, crossing the wire or dealing with the moat of snakes?
What kind of requests or complaints do you think all of those denizens are waiting to see Mister Monday about?

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Come up with another historical period or strange world that could be accessed via the Improbable Stair – don’t forget to include how you’d access the stair again from there. Describe it in at least 50 words for full credit, please.
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Discussion

Do you think the landings on the Improbable Stair occur at random? Why or why not?

I don't think they occur at random, no. They seemed to be appearing in chronological order to the periods of time they took place in.

Which would you personally find more intimidating, facing Noon and his lackies, crossing the wire or dealing with the moat of snakes?
I would personally find the snakes the most intimidating. They slither all over you and restrict you movements. If you fall you'd drown in a sea of snakes...who would be comfortable with that?

What kind of requests or complaints do you think all of those denizens are waiting to see Mister Monday about?
Perhaps requests for a higher rank. Or complaints about the living and working circumstances.

Do you think the landings on the Improbable Stair occur at random? Why or why not?

That's an odd question, or maybe I have an odd answer. I might think that the landings on the Improbable Star occur at random, on random occasions. But other times, they might occur because they are aware of who is on them, and want to throw a curve ball at that person.

Which would you personally find more intimidating, facing Noon and his lackies, crossing the wire or dealing with the moat of snakes?

Crossing the wire and dealing with a moat of snakes. For some reason, I like the idea of having my feet on solid footing!

What kind of requests or complaints do you think all of those denizens are waiting to see Mister Monday about?

I don't really know .... Some of them might be wanting to have a change of working environment. Others might be wanting to have a go at having a 'cold'. I think a lot of them are just waiting to be waiting, to be having something to do, and waiting is something to do, and that whatever they came there for originally has changed and/or evolved.