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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. What was the cost of the hotel's destruction?

2. Wynn became known as a man with _________________.

3. From whom did Wynn's father often borrow money to pay his debts?

4. Why did Wynn's father not end up opening a bingo parlor in Las Vegas?

5. Wynn's father was in the _________________ business.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Wynn make the decision to renovate the Golden Nugget?

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

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

5. How was Wynn able to purchase the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas when E. Parry Thomas was unable to do so?

6. Why did Steve Wynn have footage of the Dunes destruction filmed?

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

8. Who were some of the big name players in 1950s Las Vegas and why did Mike Wynn eventually give up his dream of doing business there?

9. What was Las Vegas like when Wynn started going there in the 1950s?

10. Who were Louis Cappiello and Camilo Azzinaro, what was unusual about their influential positions and what was the speculation about their true functions in Wynn's enterprises?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Who was Michael Milken? What was his relationship with Steve Wynn? What personality traits did they share? How were they different? What were they able to accomplish as a team?

Essay Topic 3

From what you can glean from the author's descriptions, create a brief character study of Michael Milken. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? Why did he and Wynn become such good friends?

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