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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. Who was the German entrepreneur doing business in Florida who became Wynn's new partner?

2. Five weeks after the Mirage opened, its casino had set record profits for a single month in the amount of ______________.

3. Many people outside the mob were unaware that it was ______________ who was the real head of the Genovese family.

4. Where did Wynn eventually send Meyerson to work?

5. Which performance act was a legendary success at the Mirage Hotel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was John Moran and what was the source of Wynn's battles with him?

2. How much did Tony Cakes deposit in the Golden Nugget vault and how much did he claim to have lost while gambling?

3. What was the Federal government determined to prove about Wynn's Atlantic City Golden Nugget business?

4. What was Milken's strategy in helping Wynn succeed in Las Vegas?

5. How much did The Mirage make in winnings in its best month?

6. What awakened Wynn's interest in Atlantic City in the late 1970s?

7. Why was Wynn unable to establish a casino business in London?

8. What was Wynn's first purchase in Atlantic City and what did he build in its place soon afterward?

9. What were Wynn's personal obsessions?

10. How was Meyerson a mixed blessing to Wynn's Atlantic City business?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who was Frank Sinatra? What was his relationship with Steve Wynn? What personality traits did they share? How were they different? How did they utilize each other's strengths to expand their businesses?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the significance of Steve Wynn's last name and how appropriate it was for someone doing business in the gaming industry. If this were a fiction book, what would this naming technique be called?

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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