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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Wynn when he first visited Las Vegas?
(a) 18.
(b) 37.
(c) 10.
(d) 29.

2. Wynn has often been linked to which crime family?
(a) Bonnano.
(b) Genovese.
(c) Lucchese.
(d) Gambino.

3. To a young Steve Wynn, Las Vegas was like _________________.
(a) A pirate story.
(b) The frontier.
(c) Hollywood.
(d) Outer space.

4. Who was the prostitute who claimed that she saw Wynn using cocaine at parties?
(a) Suzie Jane Fuqua.
(b) Sally Sue Farris.
(c) Sharon Marie Fenton.
(d) Shirley Ann Fair.

5. What new hotel was intended to take the place of the one being destroyed?
(a) Treasure Island.
(b) Paris.
(c) The Bellagio.
(d) Luxor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT associated with the term "half wiseguy"?

2. What kind of business did Wynn's father have set up in seven states?

3. Who was Wynn's New Jersey nemesis?

4. Who was Wynn's mother?

5. Wynn had a never-ending fascination with _____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What hotel would be built in the place vacated by the Dunes?

2. Who was E. Parry Thomas and what impact did he have on Las Vegas business?

3. When did Steve Wynn enter the Las Vegas casino market?

4. What did the destruction of the Dunes signify for Steve Wynn and for Las Vegas as a whole?

5. What were the Las Vegas dreams of Wynn's father, Mike?

6. When did young Steve Wynn first visit Las Vegas and what were his impressions?

7. What were the circumstances of Mike Wynn's untimely death?

8. Describe Steve Wynn's charmed childhood.

9. What lasting impact did Mike Wynn have on his son, Steve?

10. Who was Jerome Zarowitz and how did Wynn first encounter him?

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