Atonement guide

2. The scene between Robbie and Cecilia at the fountain is important in the story because it's the starting point of how Briony sees Robbie and how it makes him been guilty of a crime he didn't commit, although it wasn't the most important it helped Briony making her conclusion of who raped Lola. 

Lola also helped the decision of Briony because she didn't say the truth when she had to and told Briony that it was Robbie, the sex maniac.

8. Yes, the end did surprise me, I didn't expect the death of two of the main characters, Robbie and Cecilia, after all the effort the made to make their relationship work. Is also dissapointing that Briony never really told anyone of her family that Robbie was innocent after all. The other thing that surprised me was the marriage of Lola with Paul Marshal, she married a man who has raped her before, that's wrong in so many levels.