Question

Who is gladolia? Why did she wish to leave the narrators house? What made her give up the idea?

Answer 1

Gladolia is the cook of John. He wished to leave the house because she scared of hoodoos and ouija

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Answer 2

Gladolia was a African cook at the narrator's house.

She decided to leave the narrator's house as she was afraid of hodoo magic and ghosts.

She changed her decision when Lavinia the narrator's wife accepted to burn the Ouija board.