This question i based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (ed.)Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
'And when He looks at the grimy coating,
Caking off your emaciated skin,...'
These lines from Richard Ntiru's 'The Pauper' describe

A. the texture of the pauper's skin
B. the coat the pauper was wearing
C. the effect of the surroundings
D. poverty and dirt  

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Correct Answer: D