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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. From whom did Wynn's father often borrow money to pay his debts?
2. Who was Wynn's New Jersey nemesis?
3. With what disease was Wynn diagnosed?
4. What hotel and casino did Wynn build in Atlantic City?
5. Wynn wanted to move Las Vegas away from its mob image to a ________________ image.
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Jerome Zarowitz and how did Wynn first encounter him?
2. Why did the authorities typically not arrest anyone for operating bingo halls or playing bingo?
3. How did Wynn try to protect Cappiello in spite of Capiello's murder of Joseph Conlan?
4. Why did Wynn make the decision to renovate the Golden Nugget?
5. 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?
6. How was Las Vegas trying to change its image in the early 1990s?
7. Describe Steve Wynn's charmed childhood.
8. What was Las Vegas like when Wynn started going there in the 1950s?
9. What work did Wynn do for Cassandra Limited promoter-director Matt Gregory and what was the speculation about Wynn's income vs. the salary he received?
10. What were the circumstances of Mike Wynn's untimely death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The theme of struggling with personal identity was an important one in this book. Describe how it extends through setting, character and issues and provide examples for each.
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
Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the book. Why would people in high positions like Wynn have a lonely life even though it may have seemed exciting and glamorous to other people? Why would Elaine Wynn have had an especially lonely life being the wife of Steve Wynn? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.
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