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Gatsby bought side street drug stores, and sold grain alcohol over the counter. Tom tells Gatsby he knows about his little racket and it startled Gatsby.

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Gatsby obtained his money through illegal activities such as bootlegging and gambling. Tom startles Gatsby by revealing that he knows Gatsby never went to Oxford university, contradicting Gatsby's fabricated background story.

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Q: How has Gatsby gotten some of his money and what does Tom say that startles Gatsby?
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