In the sentence:
Are you going in or out, I replied,
Where should I place the punctuation?
"Are you going in or out?" I replied.
Punctuation before the last quote. If you're describing the speech itself or describing the action involved in the speech, there should be a comma.
NOTE: Questions should always have a question mark. Question marks are always inside the quotes.
"You cannot leave this place," I implored.
"You are one naughty minx," I uttered alluringly.
"Take this charm," he said offering me the talisman. "It'll help you on your journey."
"Take this charm!" He shouted shoving the talisman in my face. "Take it!"
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"Take this charm," He said offering me the talisman. "It'll help you on your journey." -- This is just plain wrong, I think, unless that "he" deserves the capitalization. And because of this, I have to say that this answer is misleading. – Damkerng T. Jun 8 '16 at 15:59
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I think you would do best to rephrase it:
I replied, "Are you going in or leaving"?
But if you wanted to stick with the form you currently have it in you could do something like this:
"Are you going in or out?"
Going with this option may be more ambiguous as to who is talking, but it really depends on the context.
