"Children ask their mothers which hand to hold their chopsticks in"


If I want to say someone asked (something) can I use 言います, or must I use the
proper verb?

> 子供はお母さんに「左か右、どっちのほうがいいですか？」と尋ねた。

Does the following make sense for reported speech? I'm not sure about the use
of と as an article, if the verb is correct, or if the use of どっち is right in
this context.

