Analysis of Blank (i)
The sentence states that her work "stood out" among Irish-American playwrights.
- Reason for standing out: "not so much because of its striking originality but because other contemporaneous works tended to be (ii) $\_\_\_\_$ on most social issues."

Since her work stood out compared to the rest, it was different or unusual.
- A. exemplar: A typical or perfect example of a class or type. (Incorrect; her work was different from the typical works.)
- B. precursor: A person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner. (Incorrect; the text describes her current status among her peers, not her historical placement, although her technique did foreshadow later theatre.)
- C. anomaly: Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. This is a perfect fit, as her work was an unusual exception among her peers.

The best fit for (i) is anomaly.

Analysis of Blank (ii)
The contrast is between her technique and the technique of other contemporary works.
- Her Technique (The Contrast): Her plays "allowed the audience to come to its own conclusions." This means her plays were open-ended, ambiguous, or non-judgmental.
- Other Works (The Problem): Other works tended to be (ii) $\_\_\_\_$ on social issues. They must have been the opposite of open-ended-they must have been inflexible, opinionated, or insistent on one conclusion.
- D. unyielding: Not giving way to pressure; inflexible. This is a possibility.
- E. dogmatic: Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true. This is a perfect fit, describing works that insist upon a certain viewpoint rather than allowing the audience to conclude for themselves.
- F. reticent: Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily; reserved. This is the opposite of being opinionated; it would imply the works were silent on social issues, which doesn't fit the strong contrast with allowing audience conclusions.

While unyielding is close, dogmatic better captures the rigid, overly assertive tone implied by the contrast with allowing the audience free thought.

The best fit for (ii) is dogmatic.

Final Solution

The completed sentence is:
Amongst Irish-American playwrights of the early $20^{\text {th }}$ Century, her work stood out as a(n) anomaly (i), not so much because of its striking originality but because other contemporaneous works tended to be dogmatic (ii) on most social issues. Her plays, by contrast, allowed the audience to come to its own conclusions, a technique that foreshadowed much of $20^{\text {th }}$ Century theatre.

Blank (i): C. anomaly
Blank (ii): E. dogmatic