Dialogue:

W: I really can't like the way Tom controls the conversation all the time. If he is going to be in the Christmas party, I just wouldn't come.

M: I'm sorry you feel that way. But my mother insists that he come.

Question: Why is Tom being invited to the party? 

- Because Tom likes the woman.

- Because the man's mother likes him.

- Because Tom is the man's good friend.


Because the man's mother likes him.