I am frequently asked whether to put question marks and exclamation points inside or outside of quotation marks. Although periods always go inside quotation marks, these other forms of punctuation are a little more complicated.

If a question mark or exclamation point is part of the quoted material, it goes inside the quotation marks: Jane asked, “Why did the chicken cross the road?” Otherwise, it goes outside: Did John answer, “To get to the other side”?