JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="questionItem">
<input data-val="true" data-val-number="The field MappingId must be a number." 
       data-val-required="The MappingId field is required." 
      id="answers_2__MappingId" name="answers[2].MappingId" type="hidden" value="23" />
<input id="answers_2__Item" name="answers[2].Item" type="hidden" value="B0300" />
<input id="answers_2__SetAnswer" name="answers[2].SetAnswer" type="hidden" value="?" />
    Test with "?"
</div>

<div class="questionItem">
<input data-val="true" data-val-number="The field MappingId must be a number." 
       data-val-required="The MappingId field is required." 
      id="answers_2__MappingId" name="answers[2].MappingId" type="hidden" value="23" />
<input id="answers_2__Item" name="answers[2].Item" type="hidden" value="B0300" />
<input id="answers_2__SetAnswer" name="answers[2].SetAnswer" type="hidden" value="^" />
    Test with "^"
</div>

JavaScript

$(".questionItem").filter(function() {
    return $(this).find(":input").filter(function() {
        return /^answers\[\d+\]\.SetAnswer$/.test(this.name) && this.value == "?";
    }).length > 0;
}).css("background-color", "#ff0000");