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Answer:
The couple was aghast because the necklace they had borrowed was lost. As a consequence they might face a lot of problems if they couldn't find the missing necklace. They had to buy the necklace and return it.
Explanation:
The climax of the story "The Necklace" arrives when the couple lost the necklace. Madame Loisel and Monsieur Loisel was very depressed and felt aghast when they realized that the necklace was lost. The necklace belonged to Madame Forestier. They found everywhere but were unable to find the necklace. As a consequence of the lost necklace, the couple had to buy the same and return. They planned to replace the necklace by purchasing the same from the jeweler shop. They started to borrow money and work hard in order to pay for it. It took a total of ten years for them to pay the debts of the lost necklace.
The conflict in the Austere Academy is an external conflict. It begins when Coach Genghis makes Violet, Sunny, and Klaus Baudelaire run laps every night from sundown to sunrise. He made the Baudelaires paint a large glow in the track for them to run around. Coach Genghis is a pseudonym for the mean and cruel Count Olaf. Count Olaf is the main reason of the conflict because he is trying to capture the Baudelaires so he can steal their fortune. The climax in the book is when Count Olaf or A.K.A Coach Genghis arrives at Prufrock Preparatory School and becomes the new Gym teacher. The resolution to the conflict is that the Quagmires ( the Baudelaires Friends) help get Count Olaf busted for trying to steal the Baudelaires Fortune, but however get themselves in to extreme danger.