I think you can forget about checking for null.
Instead check if there is data and then access the columns using the cursor:
Cursor cursor = fetchOption(0);
if (cursor.moveToFirst()) // data?
System.out.println(cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex("title"));
cursor.close(); // that's important too, otherwise you're gonna leak cursors
It might also make sense to read an Android tutorial. The notepad tutorial seems to fit the bill: http://developer.android.com/guide/tutorials/notepad/index.html