Sentence 1: Tony realized that he needed to learn to learn to cook. 
 Sentence 3: It dawned on him to ask his mother for help 
 Sentence 4:  He invited her over to teach him 
 Sentence 5:  She cooked for him but gave him knowledge on the basics along the way 
 Option 1: He knew where he needed to start. 
 Option 2: He was confused as to where he started.