Answer:
The ending did support the fakirs belief. At the end the White's most beloved thing (their son) was turned into a horrible monstrosity from the dead. This happened because the Whites wished for their son back from the dead. Upon this wish they tried to play God and messed with fate.
Explanation:
The excerpt contains the first sentences of the story. The story revolves around a woman who is informed about the tragic death of her husband. After learning the fact she acts differently that the reader is confused whether she is in grief or she feels joyful or in extreme explanation she started acting abnormally. Reviewers of the story debated about the unhappy marriage of Mrs. Mallard. The reader can find the implications later in the story. But because of the insecurities and worries felt towards Mrs. Mallard the reader can yield from the introduction that the correct answer is A.