Chapter 8•11--What did Axel find in What did Axel find in

the sand on the shorethe sand on the shore??He found a steel knife He found a steel knife

with a rough bladewith a rough blade . .

22 - -Why was the Why was the knife roughknife rough??

•Because Saknussemm Because Saknussemm used it to carve his used it to carve his

initials initials A.S.A.S. on a rock on a rock . .

33 - -What did the letters A.S. What did the letters A.S. mean (stand for)mean (stand for) ? ?

•They were the They were the initials of Arne initials of Arne SaknussemmSaknussemm . .

44 - -Where did they Where did they find the letters A.Sfind the letters A.S

•They found them on a They found them on a rock at the entrance rock at the entrance

to a dark tunnelto a dark tunnel . .

55 - -Why did Arne Why did Arne Saknussemm carve Saknussemm carve

his initialshis initials??•To guide other To guide other

travellers to the travellers to the centre of the earthcentre of the earth . .

66--Why was finding the Why was finding the letters A.S. importantletters A.S. important ? ?

•Because they became Because they became sure that Saknussemm sure that Saknussemm had been there before had been there before

themthem . .

77--When did Axle's doubts When did Axle's doubts about the journey disappearabout the journey disappear??

• When he saw the When he saw the

letters A.S on a rockletters A.S on a rock..

88--Why couldn't they continue Why couldn't they continue their way through the tunneltheir way through the tunnel ? ?

• Because a huge Because a huge rock blocked their rock blocked their

wayway ..

99--Why did they have to Why did they have to blow up the huge rockblow up the huge rock ? ?

• Because it blocked Because it blocked their way to the their way to the

centre of the earthcentre of the earth..

1010 - -How did they try to How did they try to break the rock at firstbreak the rock at first??

• TheThey used y used pickaxes at pickaxes at

firstfirst..

1111 - -Why couldn't they Why couldn't they break the rock with break the rock with

pickaxespickaxes??

• Because it Because it was very hardwas very hard

. .

1212 - - How did they blow up How did they blow up (overcome – break ) the (overcome – break ) the

huge rockhuge rock ? ?

– They used They used gunpowder to gunpowder to

blow up the rockblow up the rock..

1313 - -What happened when What happened when the gunpowder explodedthe gunpowder exploded??

• There was a big wave. There was a big wave. It took them forward at a It took them forward at a

great speed. They lost great speed. They lost every thingevery thing..

=What happened after the explosion ?

14 -What did they lose during the explosion?

• They lost their tools, They lost their tools, instruments and most instruments and most of their food and drinkof their food and drink..

1515 - -How did they lose How did they lose everything they had on the everything they had on the

raftraft ? ?

• Everything was Everything was swept away by swept away by

the wavesthe waves..

1616--Why didn't Axel worry Why didn't Axel worry about losing the foodabout losing the food ? ?

»Because he Because he thought they thought they

would die soonwould die soon . .