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The authors study the boundary value problem \[ (-(|u'|^{p-2} u')')= \lambda f(u(x)),\quad u(0)= u(1)= 0,\tag{1} \] where \(p>0\), \(\lambda>0\) and \(f\in C^2\) satisfies \(f(0)< 0\). Theorems about the existence of solutions of (1) which are positive on \((0,1)\) are proved. Three distinct cases are considered. Case (A): \(f''(s)>0\) for \(s>0\), case (B): \(f''(s)<0\) for \(s>0\), case (C): there exists some \(s_0\) such that \(f''(s)<0\) for \(0< s<s_0\) and \(f''(s)>0\) for \(s> s_0\). In the case (A) the authors prove the existence of a unique positive solution for \(0<\lambda\leq \lambda^*\) and no positive solution for \(\lambda>\lambda^*\). In the cases (B) and (C) multiplicity results of Ambrosetti-Prodi type are presented. In dependence on \(\lambda\) problem (1) has at least 3, 2, 1 or no solutions positive on \((0,1)\). Uniqueness is discussed in the cases (B) and (C) as well.