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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. Allegations of drug abuse and ______________ plagued Wynn throughout his career.

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

3. What was the official name of the Frontier Hotel?

4. What was the name of the infomercial which would include footage of the hotel's destruction?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What had the Dunes signified in Las Vegas?

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

8. Describe Steve Wynn's charmed childhood.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of women in America in the 1970s and 1980s. What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have? What belief system about women was evident in how Wynn's wife led her life? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Ambition takes on an almost human persona in this book. What was the source of the ambition? How pervasive was the ambition in Wynn's world? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

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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