Does "ka" have to be at the end of the sentence to indicate a question?

I came across this sentence.

I was somewhat confused by the “ka” after itta, as its not at the end of the sentence, so it doesnt seem like the normal question particle, but it also doesnt make sense for it to mean “or”. Searched for any other uses of “ka” in the grammar category and didnt find any. I have not come across this usage i dont think, could someone explain what purpose it has here?

Thanks in advance!

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か paired with question words (誰・何で・どこ etc) can be used to embed questions within larger sentences and act how you’d expect them to.

これはいくらですか?→ How much does this cost?
これはいくらか分かりますか?→ Do you know how much this costs?

The Bunpro page for it is here: Question-phrase + か (JLPT N4) | Bunpro

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