Question

Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follows.

The air raids are getting worse. They come over day and night. The noise is terrifying. Pim says it should be music to our ears. The more planes, the sooner will come the end of the war. Mrs. Van Daan pretends to be a fatalist. What will be, will be.
The word fatalist in this passage refers to someone who believes that _____?

Events will always be fatal, or deadly.
Events can be changed, no matter the circumstance.
Events are decided in advance by powers beyond one's control.
Events are sometimes able to be changed if you act quickly enough.

Answer 1

Events are decided in advance by powers beyond one's control.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Events are decided in advance by powers beyond one's control.

Step-by-step explanation:

A fatalist is one who believes in fate (happening of events outside a person's control, predetermined by supernatural forces). This definition is also evident from the sentence which he himself says in explanation of fatalist i.e "What will be, will be", meaning what is bound to happen, will happen.

Option A is incorrect because fatalist is derived from fate, not fatal (deadly)

Options B and D are incorrect because they are opposite of what "fate/fatalist" mean.