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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much debt had Wynn's father amassed by the time of his death?

2. What was E. Parry Thomas' profession?

3. How old was Wynn when he first visited Las Vegas?

4. Who was the thirty-one-year-old divorcee who died at a yachting party?

5. What was Mafia boss Anthony Salerno's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Las Vegas trying to change its image in the early 1990s?

2. How much did Wynn spend on fireworks for the Dunes destruction and what did the event eventually buy for him?

3. How did Wynn try to protect Cappiello in spite of Capiello's murder of Joseph Conlan?

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

5. What did a spectator at the Dunes' destruction compare it to?

6. What do Las Vegas newspaper readers perennially vote Steve Wynn as?

7. What had the Dunes signified in Las Vegas?

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

9. With what disease was Wynn diagnosed and what impact did it have on his personality and business?

10. With what event does the author begin the Prologue of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Substance abuse seemed to be an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive was the abuse? Why did it have such a prevalent place in Wynn's life? How did it affect him? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

Essay Topic 2

Steve Wynn seems like a man leading a charmed life. What did he appreciate most about his life? What did he not like that he had to deal with in his life? How can Wynn best be described by his colleagues? Would his employees differ in their descriptions of him? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Steve Wynn was no stranger to hurt and pain. From what you know of Wynn's life through this book, what were his biggest sorrows and worst betrayals? How did he manage through them? How did his coping skills evidence themselves in many aspects of his life? Explain.

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