Did I get laid off or did I quit?

I show up to work at a new job and on my first day I'm told that the employer doesn't know how many hours he can give me. He said he didn't know when he would need me again and I told him to call me and let me know. I never heard from him. After weeks of not receiving a check, I emailed him to ask if I had a check. He asked if I was coming back and I said that I needed a dependable job because I have a family to support. He considered this my resignation, but I umed he laid me off after working one day and never hearing from him again. The employee handbook said a schedule would be posted, but he did not have a schedule. I later found out that I had never been on a schedule. Did I quit even though I didn't say yes or no to his question?